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Great Berenger flick with the ghost of Ricky Nelson.
If you were ever in the Navy you'll love the scene where Berenger and McNamara visit the brig to pick up their prisoner. This scene with Gary Busey is worth the price of admission. McNamara embodies the soul of Ricky Nelson but he's a much better actor than Ricky was. Erika isn't bad either. The plot moves along and is funny and bittersweet enough to earn the label "entertainment."

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Tom Berenger has done better, but not a bad flick
Chaser's will and should never win an oscar. But the movie is an entertaining little flick that doesn't stop the world.. but is a good watch.

Tom Berenger(who has done way too many good war roles to name) plays a grizzled, sailor, who is paired with a young,scam inclined, seamen(William McNamara) to transfer a prisoner(Erika Eleniak)to a new base. The stunning Eleniak uses every way she can to try and escape from the pair, who spend more time arguing than guarding. Eleniak uses everything from her outstanding "physical attributes" to outside help to try and ditch the two. The resulting forays add some pleasant humor.

By the end of the movie, Eleniak has fallen for McNamara and Berenger softens to the point of helping her escape. Nice/typical ending but not a bad movie. Just not a great one. Ok... if nothing else will sell it.. Erika bears skin. That alone should have sent pulses racing.

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If you don't think too much, you'll enjoy it
This is certainly not a movie for the mind or for the soul. I won't even try to list the logical problems with this one, as my quota of 1000 words would just get me warmed up :-) Suffice it to say that if you are looking for a well-knit storyline that holds itself together, about turn right now.

On the other hand, if you have an hour to fritter away and are not in a particularly picky/discriminating mood, give this one a shot. You might be surprised to find yourself grinning more often than you expected to :-)

My only kudos to Dennis Hopper is his choice of Tom Berenger. This is one heck of a good thespian, and he shines, even when cast in an otherwise silly, non-entity of a movie. Sure, Erika gets her share of attention, but mostly when she's baring it. And McNamara, well, I can't remember any other movie he was in, so I'll just say he has latent talent. A little too cute for this role, maybe.

You've probably read other reviews, so I won't bore you with a detailed storyline. Tom and McNamara are Navy guys sent to escort a prisoner from a Marine detention center. Turns out that the prisoner is a woman (Erika) and a slippery one at that. Several travails follow. Erika and McNamara fall for each other. Tom eventually helps the couple make off to Mexico or somewhere. Like I said, suspend your belief, all ye who enter here :-)

Tom plays his part to perfection, as the gruff, hardboiled, no-nonsense, sardonic military guy. I can't see anyone else better suited to this role. Watch out for a couple of hilarious scenes, when they land up at the marine detention center, and when they take a detour on their way back to base. Pretty funny 'camaraderie' too, with McNamara and a couple of sailor pinheads who want nothing more than to yank his chain.

Summary - with a couple of beers to help, what the heck, I think I actually enjoyed it!