There is nothing to redeem this movie. Not one single character in this movie is sympathetic, not one action taken by anyone is even remotely justified. From the DA's prejudice to the nasty cop's increasingly sociopathic behavior to the bitter ex-girlfriend's stupid choices of a man to "take care of her".
The only person who could even be said to have integrity was Armand Assante, a gangster, and only because he basically stuck to his principles, amoral as they were. Timothy Hutton tries, but the simple fact of the matter is, he's not a nice guy, he's a jerk, and the the girl between them had no self-esteem to start with, so what made her think she could suddenly gain it by behaving like a moron?
Gad, what a waste of film.
The only person who could even be said to have integrity was Armand Assante, a gangster, and only because he basically stuck to his principles, amoral as they were. Timothy Hutton tries, but the simple fact of the matter is, he's not a nice guy, he's a jerk, and the the girl between them had no self-esteem to start with, so what made her think she could suddenly gain it by behaving like a moron?
Gad, what a waste of film.