January 28, 2008
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
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September 13, 2006Not 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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January 1, 2000
Mike Clark, USA Today
May 4, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
About New York City police corruption. Full Review
January 20, 2007
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
Messy, overwrought, and technically fuzzy, this cop opera still maintains a strong and passionate pulse. Full Review
March 23, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole
Garcia gives one of his richest performances yet
March 17, 2005
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
The kind of tough-minded moral drama that Lumet excels at.
January 7, 2005
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Garcia turns in a solid, emotionally complex performance, and he keeps the audience involved when the plot takes some credibility-straining turns. Full Review
January 3, 2003
Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
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
August 26, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Makes the important point that our values don't just determine what we do but who we are. Full Review
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