Criminal Affairs (1997)

Director:

Jeremiah Cullinane

Writer:

Charles Morrison Pickett (writer)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

In the heat of passion, anything can happen

Plot:

An escaped convict takes a couple hostage. |

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Louis Mandylor	...	Clint Barker
James Marshall	...	Mark
Renee Allman	...	Robin
Maria Tecce	...	Lisa Anderson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Brady	...	Patron 3
Michael Brennan	...	Man (Lover)
Shawn Brewster	...	Agent Steinberg
Alex Cody	...	Lady (Lover)
Trevor Condon	...	Waco Biker
Celine Curtin	...	Patron 2
Brett Davison	...	Sniper
Dick Donaghue	...	Bank Manager
Robert Goodbody	...	Pilot
James Greenblatt
Luke Hayden	...	Wayne Rogers
Donal Hughey	...	Patron 1
Muirinn Lane Kelly	...	Bank Teller
Conor Maguire	...	Agent Nesvadha
Stephen Maloney	...	Agent Javornik
Jonathon Mannion	...	Peters
Terry McMahon	...	Deputy 1
Sean Meyler	...	Biker 3
Bill Murphy	...	Sheriff Madsen
Conor Nolan	...	Mechanic
Ronan Swanson	...	Biker 2
Philip Sweeney	...	Deputy 2

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, violence and language

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Quotes:

Wayne Rogers: Ground beef.

Stick a fork in this turkey. (spoilers)

I assume that the only reason this movie was ranked highly among the two views who commented on this film was due to the ample nudity and sex scenes between Robin and her supposed captor, Clint. Because the entire movie was utterly stupid thanks in large part to an idiotic plot and James Marshall's bad acting.

This is the two story of a married couple who get stranded alongside a highway where, an escaped convict/murder picks them up and offers to drive them to someplace to use the phone. Only, it's immediately apparent that he has no intention of doing that once they accept the ride since he keeps asking the weakling Mark (James Marshall) whether Robin is really his wife.

They get to a cabin in the middle of nowhere and the convict decides to torture Mark a little, first with a scare and then by having him believe he raped his wife. These moments might actually be more believable had James Marshall actually made any attempt to deliver lines and action with some feeling instead of looking like he was bored.

So convict and Robin, who are actually in kahootz, decide to go through this elaborate scheme to rob Mark of three thousand measly dollars (even small potatoes for an action film from 1997) held in his savings account. Mark, an idiot still trying to stay and rescue Robin, despite numerous instances of doublecross, tries to flee from the convict and it culminates in a ridiculous finale--a shootout at the cabin involving Robin, Mark (who comes back after successfully tricking the convict in the first place), the convict, and a boat load of FBI agents.

Unless your only motivation for watching this drivel is to see numerous shots of Robin's (or her stuntdouble's) naked breasts, then avoid it like the plague.