Stallone's beard game is straight fire in this. Too bad you can feel the BTS woes in the stripped down, choppy and often repetitive narrative. At the core, it's a basic bitch cop picture, elevated by Rutger Hauer (who reportedly hated Sly) and his commitment to delivering a blue eyed Jackal whose cruelty knows no limits. Could've been a classic, instead it's a serviceable, no frills, early 80s NYC grime capsule.