I love the whole detective genre, especially when they do actual "detecting" throughout the movie. I've also always been a big fan of James Woods - this, alongside "The Hard Way" & "Salvador" are my favourite of his films. In this one, he plays a terrific cynical yet super clever homicide detective. In some ways it's like an early version of "Basic Instinct" minus the over-the-top sleaze & glossy directing, with a more interesting protagonist. I really enjoyed the relationship with his daughter & his interactions with the women he meets during the investigation. It keeps you really interested in the mystery of the case itself (you have to really pay attention to follow the clues alongside the protagonist) but is equally darkly funny in places too (James Woods' expressions during the scene where the feminist recounts her life woes cracks me up everytime). I love his character in this because he has a good heart/soul but goes about catching the bad guy in some pretty crazy ways which anger his superiors. I just watched it for a 2nd time & enjoyed it even more, so I up'd my rating on IMDB. Classic James Woods. Classic detective noir. They honestly don't make them like this anymore. Enjoy.
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