The Rookie (1990)

07/12/1990 (US)•Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller•2h 1m

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Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, L.A. detective Nick Pulovski figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is The Rookie.

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Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.

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Clint Eastwood
Nick Pulovski
Charlie Sheen
David Ackerman
Raúl Juliá
Strom
Sônia Braga
Liesl
Tom Skerritt
Eugene Ackerman
Lara Flynn Boyle
Sarah
Xander Berkeley
Blackwell
Coleby Lombardo
David's brother
Pat DuVal
Interrogator #1

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A review by Wuchak

4.0

Written by Wuchak on Mar 10, 2019

***Eastwood’s forgettable detective flick with Charlie Sheen*** This is another Clint Eastwood cop thriller. What immediately comes to mind? The five Dirty Harry films, right? Or “The Gauntlet” (1977)? All great or near-great Eastwood cop pictures. So you'd expect the same from 1990's “The Rookie,” costarring Charlie Sheen as the sidekick. Well, you'd be wrong. Something keeps “The Rookie” from attaining the heights of those other Eastwood cop films. It even pales compared to “Tightrope” (1984) and “Blood Work” (2002). Don’t get me wrong, there are some entertaining elements and the thr...