This film essentially takes up where the last one left off with "Philo Beddoe" (Clint Eastwood) engaging in an illegal fight for money somewhere in the San Fernando Valley. After beating his opponent Philo then goes about earning a living as a tow truck driver with his brother "Orville" (Geoffrey Lewis) and his pet orangutan "Clyde" (Manis). Not long afterward a member from the mafia approaches Philo to offer him $25,000 to fight a brawler from the East Coast named "Jack Wilson" (William Smith). Although he had planned on retiring he decides to accept the fight with a date to be determined later. It's during this time that he meets the woman who jilted him 2 years earlier named "Lynn-Halsey Taylor" (Sandra Locke) who wants to make amends. While trying to grapple with this he also learns that the motorcycle gang known as the Black Widows are seeking revenge on an altercation they had with him in the previous movie. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this comedy started out pretty well and had some really good scenes here and there-especially those featuring the Black Widows. Unfortunately, it also featured a number of equally bad scenes which were caused the picture to seem somewhat uneven overall. That being said, while I don't consider this film to be as good as its predecessor it was still worth the time spent to watch it and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.
Review of Any Which Way You Can
