Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Anthony Edwards | ... | Alex Kearney | |
Forest Whitaker | ... | Dennis Curren | |
Penelope Ann Miller | ... | Lori Mitchell | |
Joe Pantoliano | ... | White | |
David Clennon | ... | Jerome Sweet | |
Art Evans | ... | Henry Coleman | |
Rick Aiello | ... | Mickey Witlin | |
Roger Aaron Brown | ... | Lt. Sam Parral | |
Ron Canada | ... | Lowell Harris | |
Wanda De Jesus | ... | Luisa Diaz | |
Francis X. McCarthy | ... | Inspector Ben Glass (as Frank McCarthy) | |
Kimberly Scott | ... | Christine Curren | |
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Ryan McWhorter | ... | Ephraim Cain |
Danuel Pipoly | ... | Skip Markowitz | |
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Maurice Hill | ... | Man with Dog |
Police Officer Alex Kearney works in a rich, plush suburb of Philadelphia. When he stops an important businessman and his story of the incident is not believed, he is sent to work Downtown, the most dangerous, crime-filled precinct in the city. Everyone there is sure that this 'by the book', pampered, suburban cop is going to get himself, and whoever is assigned as his partner, killed. Detective Dennis Curren, draws the unfortunate 'babysitting' assignment. But when Alex's best friend is killed investigating a stolen car, Alex throws the book out the window tracking down the killer. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
This is a good movie, it looks and sounds good, has good action and acting, good characters and story... it's a good movie. But, it's not a standout movie. It's too much like the movies that paved the way towards this being made. It's Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon, and 48hrs. It's a buddy cop, fish outta water, and culture clash. It has the loud police chief, the reluctant partner, and the class divide. It's an action, thriller, and comedy. Sometimes serious, sometimes not. The problem is it doesn't reach anywhere near the heights of any of its predecessors, and it actually struggles to pull everything together. The balance of comedy and thriller is just off, it's goofy one moment and throat-slashing serious the next. Edwards and Whitaker are both good actors, but neither one is funny enough to carry the humor or convincing enough when the guns come out. It's not a classic but, it's a good movie.