This film, *Any Which Way You Can*, is truly disappointing. It would honestly be faster to list the things I found appealing—and there were none—than to detail all of its shortcomings. The movie feels thrown together, and everything about it seems either illogical, awkwardly contrived, or simply boring. It’s also incredibly slow-moving; at one point, I glanced at the time just hoping to see that at least an hour a…

This installment continues the story from Every Which Way But Loose in a familiar and enjoyable fashion. Buddy Van Horn directed Any Which Way You Can, with the screenplay by Stanford Sherman and Jeremy Joe Kronsberg. The cast includes Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith, and C.J. the Orangutan. Philo intends to quit bare-knuckle fighting, but when he’s pressured into another high-payin…

The latest installment builds successfully on _Every Which Way But Loose_, providing enjoyment and humor that surpasses the first film's somewhat disjointed feel. Phil Beddoe finds himself and his monkey in the sights of organized crime, who present him with a proposition he can’t decline. His journey also involves facing off against his _arch enemies_—the _cretinous_ Black Widow biker gang, who are seeking reveng…