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From Time Out New York
An ex-junkie district attorney (Berenger), tempted by the crack pipe and fighting police corruption, chases a homicidal street thug (Rhymes) with a penchant for throwing hookers’ babies out the window. Dramatically handcuffed and smothered in overbearingmood music, this lightweight New York crime thriller is desperate to look and feel gritty; the cast, meanwhile, deliver vein-popping diatribes between clenched teeth and weep openly in a desperate ploy to earn gravitas. The whole production feels like a rejected Law & Order spec script writ (slightly) larger.
Author: Stephen Garrett
Time Out New York Issue 740: December 3-9, 2009
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