Shakedown

A previous reviewer of this movie on imdb commented on how the solemn nature of the dramatic scenes detracted from the high octane action scenes in 'Shakedown' a.k.a blue jean cop. I believe the opposite to be true and cringed whenever the absorbing and gritty dramatic scenes gave way to silly, sub rambo action setpieces. Without the aforementioned flights of fancy (pun intended), 'Shakedown' could have an been an edgy cult favourite,along the lines of Sidney lumet's 'prince of the city' or Abel ferrara's 'king of new york'. instead, James glickenhaus's movie ultimately resembles nothing more than a run of the mill,late 80's, straight to video action flick albeit one with a interesting premise and tons of unfulfilled potential. Shame.