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Walter Goodman, New York Times: The director uses the conventions of the action-comedy in so adroit a way that you may even forget the hundred other films you've seen lately about a couple of cops kidding around with each other in between battling the bad guys. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Dreyfuss and his style are the two best things in "Stakeout," a movie that consists of a good idea surrounded by a bad one. Read more
Derek Adams, Time Out: Between Lecce's illicit courtship and Reimers' consternation, there are some hearty laughs of a juvenile nature. Read more
Variety Staff, Variety: Slick, sure-footed entertainment, one part buddy comedy and one part police actioner stitched together with a dash of romance. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A mature human farce that values characters' foibles over their firearms. Read more
Rita Kempley, Washington Post: You might want to stake out a theater near you. Read more