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| Cannon Film Distributors | Release Date: November 7, 1986 |
Starring:
Alex Henteloff, Ann-Margret, Clarence Williams III, Doug McClure, John Glover, Kelly Preston, Lonny Chapman, Robert Trebor, Roy Scheider, Vanity
Summary:
A secret fling between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder.
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The bad guys are genuinely creepy, the victims likable enough to engage sympathy, and the conflict among the the crooks a kind of wild-card element. If they still made "film noir," the brooding crime fiction of Hollywood in the '40s and '50s, it would look something like this. You have to feel good for Elmore. [7 Nov 1986, p.D2]
A dull, plodding thriller...It’s not a bad premise for a seamy film noir, but the results are a major disappointment, especially considering that the script was written by tough-guy novelist Elmore Leonard (who authored the original best-seller) and talented young playwright John Steppling. Not only is the dialogue stilted and showy, but neither writer manages to make much sense out of the novel’s complicated proceedings.
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