Charles Martin Smith, Clarence Williams III, Jeff Goldblum
Bill Duke (A Rage in Harlem) directed this edgy action yarn that stretches the barriers of the genre. It explores the fine line between good and evil, while testing the resolve of a moral man s...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 14, 1999
Stats: 236 reviews
Intelligent, intense and well-acted undercover cop drama, with Jeff Goldblum playing nicely against type as a psychotic yuppie and Laurence Fishburne suitably tortured as the cop seduced by his lavish life of crime.
As much as I like Goldblum, this one could not keep my interest. It's worth the time if you have to choose between this and getting a swirly.
Amazing crime drama. I thought this genre was going to go in this film's and One False Move's direction, but once Reservoir Dogs came out that pretty much ruined crime films. Not saying RD was bad, quite the opposite, it's a 5 star film, but it's imitators were usually terrible...( read more)
Exellent highly under-rated movie. Jeff Goldblum is exellent in a rare role as a non-scientist.
Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).
First viewing: 29.07.1997
ONE OF THE MOST ELECTRIC URBAN YET ALLSTAR CASTED FILMS BACK IN THE DAY... I LOVE FISHBURNES DIVERSITY IN THIS FILM.. ONE OF MY ALLTIME FAVORITES!!!
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