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Cruising (1980)
Director: William Friedkin
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Starting from a classic undercover premise (Pacino descends into Manhattan's SM gay underworld to track a psychopathic killer), and opening with some powerful moments, Cruising soon drifts into bloody Village People-type caricature, with Pacino overplaying his nameless angst as the script patently refuses to tackle the central issue - its hero's sexual ambivalence. The structure continues to loosen, and although Friedkin - like Coppola - has always had difficulty with endings, this one is so arbitrary it's as if he just gave up.Author: DP
Cast & crew
Director: William Friedkin
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Cast: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Joe Spinell full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 106 mins
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