Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Clint Eastwood | ... | Terry McCaleb | |
Jeff Daniels | ... | Jasper 'Buddy' Noone | |
Anjelica Huston | ... | Dr. Bonnie Fox | |
Wanda De Jesus | ... | Graciella Rivers (as Wanda De Jesús) | |
Tina Lifford | ... | Detective Jaye Winston | |
Paul Rodriguez | ... | Detective Ronaldo Arrango | |
Dylan Walsh | ... | Detective John Waller | |
Mason Lucero | ... | Raymond Torres | |
Gerry Becker | ... | Mr. Toliver | |
Rick Hoffman | ... | James Lockridge | |
Alix Koromzay | ... | Mrs. Cordell | |
Igor Jijikine | ... | Mikhail Bolotov | |
Dina Eastwood | ... | Reporter #1 | |
Beverly Leech | ... | Reporter #2 | |
June Kyoto Lu | ... | Mrs. Kang (as June Kyoko Lu) |
Retired F.B.I. profiler Terry McCaleb (Clint Eastwood), who has recently had a heart transplant, is hired by Graciella Rivers (Wanda De Jesus), to investigate the death of her sister, Gloria, who happens to have given McCaleb his heart. On the case, he soon deduces that the killer, who staged the murder to look like a random robbery, may actually be a serial killer Terry was trailing for years in the F.B.I. Can the elderly and feeble McCaleb, who had intended to spend his retirement living on his boat in the Los Angeles harbor, and who can't drive, and has to nap regularly, muster up the endurance to find the killer? Written by Amir Al-Kourainy <kalkour1@san.rr.com>
I found this to be one of those films I really enjoyed on the first viewing, but once you know the surprise ending, the second viewing isn't nearly as good.
It's a typically-entertaining Clint Eastwood film. He makes few dull movies, I'll say that for him. Now that he's gotten older, his weather-beaten face makes him all the more interesting to view.
I didn't find Anjelica Huston's weather-beaten face, however, as believable. Her tough demeanor, including vocabulary, is not something a doctor would have, as she plays here. Paul Rodriguez also is stupidly profane in his role but he does have a few funny lines.
The main attraction of the story is the twist near the end so, as mentioned, one look is just about right for this film...and it is worth one look f you want a decent diversion for one night.