Striking Distance

1993

1h 42m

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5.8/10

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Crime

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Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence.

Directors

Rowdy Herrington

Writers

Marty Kaplan(screenplay by)

Rowdy Herrington(screenplay by)

Stars

Bruce Willis

Sarah Jessica Parker

Dennis Farina

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Det. Tom Hardy

Jo Christman

Capt. Nick Detillo

Det. Danny Detillo

Det. Eddie Eiler

Det. Jimmy Detillo

Tony Sacco

Lt. Vince Hardy

Dist. Atty. Frank Morris

Sgt. Fred Hardy

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Captain Penderman

Kim Lee

Sid

Kesser

Chick Chicanis

Cheryl Putnam

Directors

Rowdy Herrington

Writers

Marty Kaplan(screenplay by)

Rowdy Herrington(screenplay by)

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10/10

I'll be honest, I'm giving this 10 stars because my wife didn't like it... but she liked Hard Rain. So it's a spiteful thing. But it's not bad, sort of my the numbers, and Tom Sizemore actually does a really good job in it. He's certainly the highlight of the film. And you don't really see many police thrillers about boat cops. And Sarah Jessica Parker is super cute in the movie, so it's worth watching for that. That out of the way, you now who the killer is almost from the opening scene. That pretty much establishes more than it should, and then the bigger hints come just a little while later, so by the time you get into the bulk of the film, you already know who did it. And by the way, did you know that you can blow up a car by shooting a flair into the back window? It doesn't really work as a who done it sort of film, and there isn't enough action to be an action movie. Basically, you're waiting around to see how they solve it, sort of like Colombo, only you're doing it with the feeling that you're supposed to be guessing. So it's like you're at a murder-mystery dinner and no one else really reads or analyzes movies, so you're sitting there being polite because you solved it an hour before everyone else and your only evidence for the solve is "that's what most writers do."

GenerationofSwine20 Apr, 2025