Why oh why does Hollywood make remakes of outstanding films, and come out with mediocre results like this. The first and biggest problem with this remake is that the family who O'Rourke is holding hostage is unlikable. You don't really care too much about them because they are so emotionally distant. Second is Lindsey Crouse's performance as the in charge FBI agent. She has the most ridiculous accent which is incredibly annoying, difficult to understand, and she is unnecessarily harsh. This was a problem with many movies female leads in that era. Too give the appearance of strength, the writers made them nasty and harsh, that's not strength. Third is the over movement of the camera in key scenes where the FBI is explaining their strategy to catch the outlaw, you are distracted by the camera movement while you are trying to focus on the dialogue. It is my understanding that Friedkin was approached to do this project but was unavailable. I am sure this would have been a much better film under his helm.