Striking Distance
They shouldn't have put him in the water, if they didn't want him to make waves.
Tom Hardy (Willis) is a maverick cop who's not afraid to rock the boat in pursuit of a sadistic serial killer. Demoted to river patrol after suggesting the killer may be a fellow police officer, he initiates an unauthorized investigation which kicks the high-powered plot into overdrive. His new partner (Parker) climbs aboard with a surprise of her own as the conspiracy closes around them for a wake-trailing drama about honor, loyalty and family.
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Underrated Genre Gem - ryu2cool
Bruce Willis at the peak of his action hero form playing a cynical hard-boiled cop trying to fight the system. A pre-Sex and the City Sarah Jessica Parker at the peak of her cuteness. Great character actors like Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Brion James, John Mahoney, and Andre Braugher. Superb on location cinematography shot by Mac Ahlberg in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a cool genre score by Brad Fiedel (love that saxaphone love theme) and on the mark (and wonderfully over the top) direction by Rowdy Herington of Road House fame. Striking Distance is a nice little hard boiled action gem that seems to be slowly gaining a nice little cult following. For fans of 80's and 90's action films, this is a movie worth seeking out.fav movie ever - tonyt
If you're looking for a movie to keep you entertained and on the edge of your seats, this is it! A thoroughly enjoyable movie with good character development and some cool special effects.
Overall this movie has great acting as well. I would highly recommend this to anyone.Striking Distance - djfunkybob
I have always enjoyed this formula-driven film far more than it probably deserves. There is nothing original about Willis’ portrayal of a drunk cop unafraid to challenge the system, but Willis never fails to make these characters engaging. I also like Parker’s strong, sexy and sensitive policewoman and the rest of a pretty strong supporting cast including Farina, Mahoney, Pastorelli and Sizemore. The direction was also solid and resulted in a whodunit that doesn’t insult your intelligence despite including typical characters in typical situations.
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Underrated Genre Gem - ryu2cool
Bruce Willis at the peak of his action hero form playing a cynical hard-boiled cop trying to fight the system. A pre-Sex and the City Sarah Jessica Parker at the peak of her cuteness. Great character actors like Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Brion James, John ...fav movie ever - tonyt
If you're looking for a movie to keep you entertained and on the edge of your seats, this is it! A thoroughly enjoyable movie with good character development and some cool special effects.
Overall this movie has great acting as well. I would highly ...Striking Distance - djfunkybob
I have always enjoyed this formula-driven film far more than it probably deserves. There is nothing original about Willis’ portrayal of a drunk cop unafraid to challenge the system, but Willis never fails to make these characters engaging. I also like Parker’s ...