Maverick – Den Colt am Gürtel, ein As im Ärmel (1994)

Maverick – Den Colt am Gürtel, ein As im Ärmel: Directed by Richard Donner. With Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene. Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.

“This is one of those rare movies you can watch over and over again without getting tired of it. Forget what some people have said about Jodie Foster, she is absolutely perfect as the apparently-dumb-but-smarter-than-she-looks blonde, and the chemistry between her and Mel Gibson is superb. Also perfect are James Garner as the marshal, Graham Greene as the harassed native chief, and Alfred Molina (the Englishman who is so good as an Iranian in Not Without My Daughter and a Cuban in The Perez family) as the u0026quot;Spaniardu0026quot;. The writing is simply brilliant, one of William Goldmanu0026#39;s best – how anyone could describe it as u0026quot;virtually plotlessu0026quot; just staggers the imagination. The direction and cinematography are superb. A special treat is the Lethal Weapon reprise with Danny Glover.”