Fresh
It doesn't feel like a cookie-cutter cop thriller, and, on top of that, it's actually about something.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Overview
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story."
Director and cast
- John Herzfeld Director
- Robert De Niro as Detective Eddie Flemming
- Edward Burns as Jordy Warsaw
- Kelsey Grammer as Robert Hawkins
- Avery Brooks as Leon Jackson
- Melina Kanakaredes as Nicolette Karas
- Vera Farmiga as Dahpne Handlova
- Karel Roden as Emil Slovak
- Oleg Taktarov as Oleg Razgul
- David Alan Grier Cast
- Roseanne Barr Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
32%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Herzfeld's a secondhand-meister, simply regenerating themes, styles and a story line that we've all seen -- and tired of -- somewhere before.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
The movie is nothing if not ambitious. The movie is nothing if not overdone. The movie is also, well, pretty much ... nothing.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
A clumsy urban thriller.
Mike Clark, USA Today
Rotten
Two horrifyingly bad hours that should stand as a reminder to keep Hollywood away from big issues or anything else it can put in its mouth and choke on.
John Zebrowski, Seattle Times
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