A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.
A showcase for Russell's amateurism, the director's ineptitude and the screenwriter's clogged pen.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The problem is that there is no chemistry at all between Reynolds and Russell; they stand near each other and speak words of emotion, but there's not much light in their eyes and they don't budge the needle on the romantic voltmeter.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Mr. Reynolds has appeared in a long string of stinkers in recent years, but this time, the trouble isn't his fault.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The case is crazy with clues, fights, new characters who fail to detain the attention, and all-important tapes containing something or other. The resolution is rubbish.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
So choppily assembled none of the various clues and innumerable suspects ever seem to lead anywhere.