Sent from the city to investigate the murder of a teenage girl in a small Alaska town, a police detective (Pacino) accidentally shoots his own partner while trying to apprehend a suspect. Instead of admitting his guilt, the detective is given an unexpected alibi, but this "solution" only multiplies the emotional complexity and guilt over his partner's death. He's also still got a murder to solve, in addition to the blackmail and framing of an innocent bystander being orchestrated by the man they were chasing. There's also a local detective (Swank) who is conducting her own personal investigation... of his partner's death. Will it all come crashing down on him?
Written by greg Dean Scmitz
As of 2010, this is the only film directed by Christopher Nolan in which Nolan does not have an official writing credit - even though he wrote the final draft of the screenplay himself.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
On the ferry, the Pacino character and the Williams character have a long discussion. Outside the window of the ferry the foreshore scenery does not move, yet they are supposed to be sailing somewhere.
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Quotes
Dormer:
This guy crossed the line and didn't even blink. See more »