Customer Reviews
A Little Gem - By: S J Buck, 30 Oct 2006 
This cracking little thriller features two of Hollywoods most underated actors. James Woods always the 2nd string to better known actors, & Brian Dennehy who is now an award winning stage actor on Broadway.
Without these two actors & the chemistry that develops between them the film wouldn't have worked. Its an interesting story that keeps you guessing where its going (unless you've seen it as many times as I have). The direction by John Flynn is straightforward, & the script by Larry Cohen is pretty sharp. There are a few memorable scenes that will stick with you, & I would say its one of the few films I've seen where it could have been 15 minutes longer.
Woods plays the villian in the film, with Dennehy playing the cop who is now a successful novelist. Something in their past links them together & Woods wants Dennehy to write about it!
If you've managed to miss this film over the last 20 years, its well worth buying, as I have found it certainly holds up to repeated viewings.
Keeps you hooked - By: , 09 Jan 2006 
I only bought this because it was cheap & I'm a huge James Woods fan, reallly I'd little idea what to expect but I wasn't disappointed.
The performances are solid & the two lead characters (Cleve & Dennis) are interesting & likeable. The film is about a criminal (Cleve-Woods) who wants revenge on his former employer by having alll the employer's secrets released in a book, which he wants written by cop Dennis who once had fame for writing the non-fiction book about a robbery of which he was the only survivor.
Cleve wants the book to mostly be about him & at first comes across as a wicked, selfish character, whilst Dennis is pitiful & pathetic at times. Both characters grow & strengthen through the movie, Dennis is admirable through his strong desire to protect his daughter & Cleve is humourous & one has to sympathise with his desire to be liked despite his deeds.
The relationship between the two is excellently portrayed & I would reccomend this to people who like not just crime movies but general thrillers, the soundtrack is good for the age & the suspense is always there.
Just Brilliant!Keeps you hooked! - By: , 16 Jul 2003 I was watching t.v late one evening & was just about to pop of to bed when I heard a knock on the door.It was my two older brothers.Being a rowdy lot I knew I wouldn't get asleep for a good while so we alll sat down in front of the t.v flicked on bbc1 & seen a film was going to start.This is one of the best movies to come out of the 80's gritty & hardhitting.It serves up tension & violence by the bucket load.Absolutely fantastic,watchout for the great ending.
