"Patricia Cornwell's At Risk" (a.k.a., "The Front," a.k.a. "Undercover") ultimately revolves around an unsympathetic Boston District Attorney named Monique "Money" Lamont. "Money" is a careerist seeking to move up the ladder from her power position in Boston to become Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Unfortunately, she is an oily politician from start to finish, as well as a crybaby, broadcasting that "I am not a victim," which is no more that posturing about her bleeding-heart victimhood.
The film's convoluted plot ties together "Money's" run for high office in Massachusetts with a decades-old cold case in Tennessee. The most interesting character in the film is Win "Geronimo" Garano, who becomes the lead on the case to solve the old crime and, reluctantly, aide "Money" on her way to the becoming governor.
Win works closely with Delma Sykes, the savvy Tennessee detective tracking down leads on the death of an elderly woman, a police officer, and an unknown man who was decapitated along the railway tracks. Somehow the leads discovered by Delma lead back to a perp in Boston. Win's dearest Nana is another interesting character who figures prominently in the action when her life appears to be endangered.
A major problem with the film was that the dialogue sounded "scripted," as opposed to deriving from character motivation. With the exception of Win, Delma, Nana, and a beautiful little dog, the cast of characters was generally sleazy and unpleasant. A standard montage of short clips at the end served to summarize the entire film. It was a long slog to finally get to that summary and bring down the curtain on this dud of a film. Monique "Money" Lamont may not have been a victim, but the viewer of this film certainly was!!!
The film's convoluted plot ties together "Money's" run for high office in Massachusetts with a decades-old cold case in Tennessee. The most interesting character in the film is Win "Geronimo" Garano, who becomes the lead on the case to solve the old crime and, reluctantly, aide "Money" on her way to the becoming governor.
Win works closely with Delma Sykes, the savvy Tennessee detective tracking down leads on the death of an elderly woman, a police officer, and an unknown man who was decapitated along the railway tracks. Somehow the leads discovered by Delma lead back to a perp in Boston. Win's dearest Nana is another interesting character who figures prominently in the action when her life appears to be endangered.
A major problem with the film was that the dialogue sounded "scripted," as opposed to deriving from character motivation. With the exception of Win, Delma, Nana, and a beautiful little dog, the cast of characters was generally sleazy and unpleasant. A standard montage of short clips at the end served to summarize the entire film. It was a long slog to finally get to that summary and bring down the curtain on this dud of a film. Monique "Money" Lamont may not have been a victim, but the viewer of this film certainly was!!!