Pearce pads out his plot with lots of borrowed bits ... but the borrowings don't have any resonance of their own: they simply hang on the story like empty thematic husks.
– Pat Graham,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
An above-average film noir, and its creepy feeling for the back streets of New Orleans and the sultry evil of its red-light suburbs got under my skin.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
A standard-issue cop thriller that amounts to Beverly Hills Cop in a bad mood.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Count me among those who would be happy never to see another starring role for Gere, except maybe as Felix in a remake of The Odd Couple.
– Paul Attanasio,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
A passionate film noir that depends heavily upon Mr. Gere to give it credence, and Mr. Gere delivers.