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"The central flaw I found in this well-acted, lowish-budget film is the ponderousness of too many shots. Not every scene deserves such close attention, and here almost every one gets just that. Instead of its 90-minute length, a sharp editor could ..." Permalink

"Rather heavy-handed at the outset in putting across its point that everyone in LA (the US?) is a racist. But perhaps this aimed for a wide audience not overfussy about subtlety, and race was clearly topical at the time. Otherwise, count on a sharp..." Permalink

"Better than I'd expected, after reading the reviews and about the lukewarm reception this got. I'm of two minds about the need for deNiro to double-up in the lead roles, since it only served to confuse this viewer. Far too many characters muddied ..." Permalink