Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Mike's Murder (1984)


Warner Bros.
Directed by James Bridges
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

Slow exposition and an array of unlikeable characters make this one difficult to appreciate, but there are rewards for the faithful. Debra Winger is in love with a tennis instructor, who also happens to be a drug dealer and bisexual. She is not aware of his other life until he is killed in a bad drug deal. It's hard to figure why she would like such a heel, and it is a major obstacle to overcome in viewing the film. There is a tense ending between her and another drug dealing wacko. LA locations add greatly to the atmosphere.

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