Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

MetalGeek Current tabloid darling/"Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen and Kristy ("Buffy") Swanson topline this slight, but enjoyable action comedy from Adam Rifkin ("Detroit Rock City") about a likable small time thief named Jack (Sheen) whose plans to avoid prison by quietly escaping to Mexico go horribly wrong when he's cornered by police in a convenience store. He takes a girl (Swanson) hostage and escapes down the freeway with her in her brand spankin' new BMW. Little does he know that his hostage also happens to be the daughter of the richest man in California (Ray Wise of "RoboCop"), which naturally sparks a round-the-clock media frenzy of O.J. Simpson proportions (even though, oddly enough this film actually pre-dated the O.J. circus by several months!). Soon the BMW is being pursued down the highway by an armada of police, news vans, and TV helicopters as Jack tries to make it to the border. Along the way, he and his rich-girl hostage get to know each other and eventually bond (is it love, or merely Stockholm Syndrome?), while lots of cars crash, there's much pointed satire about law enforcement and media overkill, and finally there's a showdown at the border."The Chase" is certainly a product of its time (1994), with its pokes at TV news and its constant coverage of real-life high speed highway chases like these. L.A. anchorwoman Bree Walker and Cary Elwes make appearances as some of the newscasters and sharp eyed movie geeks will even recognize porno legend Ron Jeremy in a cameo as a TV cameraman. '90s alterna-rock star Henry Rollins is hysterical as a tightly wound jarhead cop in pursuit of Sheen, who has a camera crew from a "Cops" style reality show in his back seat when the pursuit begins. Flea and Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers also have a hilarious cameo as two Beavis and Butthead style redneck/stoners who join the chase in their Monster Truck hoping to get on TV and become heroes.Sheen and Swanson (who, it must be noted, was baked to absolute hottie perfection at this time!), as the felon and the hostage, do a nice job portraying the mismatched pair who fall for each other over time (though the love scene where they get it on while the car's in motion stretches the laws of realism more than a little bit) and fans of vehicular mayhem will get their share of high-speed driving stunts, crashing police cars and trucks, and the occasional highway explosion to keep them happy.It's certainly not one of the all time great action flicks, but "The Chase" is a fast, funny way to spend 90 minutes. Make sure you stay tuned till the end of the credits, where Sheen (in a clown suit -- that'll make sense when you see the movie) recites the famous "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" bit from "Apocalypse Now."

edwagreen Cliché filled film where a real loser taking a wealthy girl hostage and the two of them in a memorable chase with the police in hot pursuit.Martin Sheen is in top form as the innocent convicted felon on the lamb.The story follows the usual tradition of the girl becoming hysterical and gradually finding love with her captor during her apparent ordeal. Naturally, her father is a Donald Trump type with political aspirations. He will attempt to use the kidnapping to his political advantage.The film does succeed in that it shows class distinctions and how our criminal justice system can go awry at times.While it is fun-packed, it is so predictable.

Bozo I don't know why this movie is so underrated. I never hear anything about it, as if it's a bad secret that no one wants to get out. I don't see why. This movie was fun to watch. I know, its kind of simple and not very "edgy" or anything like that, but who cares really. It's still good. Charlie Sheen gave a great performance as Jackson Hammond, an escaped convict who is the cause of the chase. Kirsty Swanson was also very well cast as the spoiled, kidnapped, rich daughter; Natalie Voss. Henry Rollins was also very well cast as the cocky Officer Dobbs, and Josh Mostel was good as Dobbs' partner, Officer Figus. Marshall Bell was actually not the type of person to play Ari Josephson, Hammond's lawyer. But he managed to pull it off well I see. Everyone else was well cast for the most part, no flawed performances to speak of. The story was kind of shallow but still enjoyable. There were twists and turns here and there but it all worked out. The soundtrack was GREAT. The Offspring, NOFX, Rancid, and Bad Religion are some of my favorite bands and I was surprised that their songs were played in this movie. I rate this an 8/10, see this movie, it is somehow very good.

pnagel The way I see it, Adam Rifkin was able to write a very interesting script for some kind of action comedy and media satire, but, when it came to it, wasn't able to direct it properly. (Be aware that 1994 was the year of 'Nature Born Killers' as well as 'Pulp Fiction'... - And money, I suppose, was not the problem.) Charlie Sheen, both executive producer and main actor, must either not have understood the script at all, or been having way too much faith in Mr. Rifkin's directing skills. Interesting script gone wrong. Crap, with a few car chase / crash scenes that are well done and IMHO entertaining but can not really make up for it, and nor can Henry Rollins or anything/anybody else. Don't waste your time.