Good film from what I remember.
Andy Garcia,
Lena Olin,
Richard Dreyfuss,
Ian Holm,
Ron Leibman
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A lawyer discovers just how fine the line between good and evil can be in this drama based on the novel Tainted Evidence by Robert Daley. When a carefully-planned bust of drug dealer Jordan Washington... read more
DVD Release Date: October 14, 1997
Stats: 69 reviews
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September 13, 2006
Not the best in Lumet's "police corruption trilogy" (the others being Serpico and Prince of the City) but a good, solid film with a great cast.
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About New York City police corruption. Full Review
Messy, overwrought, and technically fuzzy, this cop opera still maintains a strong and passionate pulse. Full Review
Garcia gives one of his richest performances yet
The kind of tough-minded moral drama that Lumet excels at.
Garcia turns in a solid, emotionally complex performance, and he keeps the audience involved when the plot takes some credibility-straining turns. Full Review
One of the most unfairly overlooked Hollywood films of recent years, [it] marked a return to form for one of American cinema's great moralists. Full Review
Makes the important point that our values don't just determine what we do but who we are. Full Review
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