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Despite its formulaic car chasing and repetitive gunplay, Nash Bridges is amiable enough and Johnson cool and charismatic enough to make this passable entertainment
Unless a strong ensemble develops or another Michael Mann lends a distinctive style to the action, this traditional and comparatively light cops-and-robbers hour could get lost on the streets of San Francisco.
A slick, watchable confection... Mr. Johnson, who is an executive producer of the series, carries Nash Bridges off with appeal and panache. And he has given himself the perfect, if unlikely, sidekick in Cheech Marin.
It's a well-made hour, fast and splashy, but ugh, that Bridges character is such a clanky collection of corny cliches. Does anybody believe in oafs like this anymore? Well, anybody shouldn't.
The plots typically include Russian gangsters, drug lords, thieves or murderers, with plausible enough stories that always include a little humor to balance the violence.
While Johnson retains a certain charm, he's trying too hard -- and so is the show. Nash Bridges is just another ill-considered comeback attempt by a former TV star who flopped as a movie star.