New York federal agent Irving Greenfield (Jack Weston) is sent to the Georgia swamps to take down Bama McCall (Jerry Reed) who runs the corrupt Dunston county. The main target is Bama's friend Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) who is recently released from prison. Gator is forced to co-operate. When he's infiltrating Bama's organization, he falls for investigative TV reporter Aggie Maybank (Lauren Hutton).
After a wacky boat chase first act, the movie turns into a grinding meandering journey through a dark underworld. The tone change is topped out with a drugged out underage prostitute. Then the movie's tone is changed again with the introduction of Hutton into something wackier. The changing tones and meandering plot combine for a problematic thriller. It also doesn't help that they stayed around even after stealing the books. It's obvious that they need to get out of state and call up the cavalry. Staying at that beach house is simply asking for trouble. The movie does allow for some old fashion stunts and the story is mostly functional.
After a wacky boat chase first act, the movie turns into a grinding meandering journey through a dark underworld. The tone change is topped out with a drugged out underage prostitute. Then the movie's tone is changed again with the introduction of Hutton into something wackier. The changing tones and meandering plot combine for a problematic thriller. It also doesn't help that they stayed around even after stealing the books. It's obvious that they need to get out of state and call up the cavalry. Staying at that beach house is simply asking for trouble. The movie does allow for some old fashion stunts and the story is mostly functional.