Directed by Harold BeckerMy rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)
James Woods is a small time hood in LA, knocking off liquor stores for a living. He befriends a recently released thief and together they plan on more robberies. They get pulled over one night by unsuspecting cops Ted Danson and John Savage, and all of their lives are changed. One of the officers is killed, but the other gets away. The police quickly apprehend the two fugitives, but a long, drawn out court trial follows. The surviving police officer struggles with guilt, and it affects his job, marriage and sanity. The movie is filled with unpleasant imagery: at least two graphic suicide attempts, baby beating, homosexual acts in prison, scummy lawyers, etc. The message seems to be that the justice system is flawed, from the cops on the street who must follow orders of clueless brass to judges in the court who allow endless appeals and motions.
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)
James Woods is a small time hood in LA, knocking off liquor stores for a living. He befriends a recently released thief and together they plan on more robberies. They get pulled over one night by unsuspecting cops Ted Danson and John Savage, and all of their lives are changed. One of the officers is killed, but the other gets away. The police quickly apprehend the two fugitives, but a long, drawn out court trial follows. The surviving police officer struggles with guilt, and it affects his job, marriage and sanity. The movie is filled with unpleasant imagery: at least two graphic suicide attempts, baby beating, homosexual acts in prison, scummy lawyers, etc. The message seems to be that the justice system is flawed, from the cops on the street who must follow orders of clueless brass to judges in the court who allow endless appeals and motions.
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