valleycapfan It's hard to believe that "Coogan's Bluff" was made just three years earlier than the iconic "Dirty Harry," for it looks ancient in comparison. Eastwood is portraying a very similar character - tough, cynical old school cop trying to maintain law and order in a world that doesn't seem to want it.While "Dirty Harry" still holds up well today (2016) due to an engaging story line, tight script, and a tremendous supporting cast topped off by a mesmerizing Andy Robinson as the deranged Scorpio killer, "Coogan's Bluff" looks like a pair of bell bottom jeans we find in an old foot locker. The clothes, the sets, and the slang look like they were out of date within a couple of years after this was made, and Don Stroud is about the least intimidating adversary ever cast in an Eastwood film. He's more pathetic than pathological. Lee J. Cobb and Susan Clark do their best with the material given to them, but it's no use.Watch this only to get a glimpse of late-1960s American pop culture, much like what you'd look for in an American museum display. As for convincing crime drama, forget it.Only "Easy Rider" looks more outdated than this film.

SnoopyStyle Arizona deputy sheriff Coogan is punished and ordered to New York City to escort a fugitive prisoner back. Everybody treats him as a cowboy bumpkin from Texas. He is a fish out of water, and Clint is perfect for the role. But Coogan's problems is just starting as he finds his prisoner is still locked up in Belleville, and can't be transferred. When Coogan takes matters into his own hands, and the prisoner escapes. Coogan can't help but try to recapture his prisoner.Clint Eastwood cuts a fine character. He clashes with every aspect of NY. There're a few funny moments. It could do with a few more action scenes especially in the middle, and the action isn't done that well. It got a bit slow there. And the 60s hippie stereotypes is just too silly. But you watch this for Clint, and he's his superb self.

callanvass I saw this a couple years back. I'm a huge Clint Eastwood fan. He's responsible for some of the greatest Western movies ever made, and is absolutely iconic in my books, but he did have some duds like any good actor along the way. Coogan's Bluff I'm sad to say was one of them. I was really taken aback by how ruthless this was, arguably a bit too ruthless for its own good. It's not the vulgarity that sinks it though, but the bad pacing. It was really mundane to watch most of the time. This was the inspiration for the T.V series McCloud, but I've never seen that show either. If it's anything like this movie, maybe that is a good thing. Clint Eastwood is great and perhaps served as a precursor to Dirty Harry, but he isn't able to contend with this movie's shortcomings. Final Thoughts: Die hard Clint fans will wanna check this out, but it doesn't offer a whole lot in my opinion. Clint would correct this failed attempt with Dirty Harry. 4/10

dushyant chaturvedi Eastwood is a sheriff's deputy from Arizona who is sent to New York to bring back a fugitive from law. Now this story line conjures up the vision of dramatic chases and action sequences, just like a typical Clint movie. However, this is different as the stress is more on the romantic side of Eastwood and his relation with Susan Clark, who works in the NYPD. Clint is pretty good in his role as the well mannered deputy. Lee J. Cobb as the lieutenant of the state police is cast perfectly. It is the script which actually proves to be the Achilles heel. Right from the name of the movie which is taken from one of the minor events in the flick to the resolution, the viewer feels disappointed. This was Don Siegel's first collaboration with Eastwood before the Dirty Harry series and the result is far from satisfying. However, it is Eastwood who really keeps you glued to the screen. 3 out of 5 for this. Recommended only for die hard Eastwood fans.