It's 1954 Austin, Texas. Nadine Hightower (Kim Basinger) tries to get her 'art studies' back from Escobar who claimed to know Hugh Hefner. He is killed by an unknown assailant and she gets away with what she assumed to be her photos. Instead, the folder contains highly valuable plans of a proposed new road. Her husband Vernon (Jeff Bridges) wants her to sign the divorce papers but she wants his Buick. He owns the useless bar Blue Bonnet and going out with Renée Lomax (Glenne Headly). Both the cops and the bad guy Buford Pope (Rip Torn) are after her. She tricks Vernon to join her as she tries to recover her lost photos. He steals the plans and tries to get money for it.
Jeff Bridges is kind of annoying. It's really his character. Even as a hostage, he's completely brash and arrogant. That rubbed me the wrong way. Their renewed romance is abrupt and forced. Their combo isn't funny and I'm not sure they tried particular hard to be funny. It may help if he doesn't have another woman waiting around. Glenne Headly is as annoying as hell and Kim Basinger screams way too much. It's not even screwball enough to be fun. They keep getting caught by the bad guys but it's like a Bond movie.
Jeff Bridges is kind of annoying. It's really his character. Even as a hostage, he's completely brash and arrogant. That rubbed me the wrong way. Their renewed romance is abrupt and forced. Their combo isn't funny and I'm not sure they tried particular hard to be funny. It may help if he doesn't have another woman waiting around. Glenne Headly is as annoying as hell and Kim Basinger screams way too much. It's not even screwball enough to be fun. They keep getting caught by the bad guys but it's like a Bond movie.