A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuse to help him.
Q & A is testimony to the validity of the old adage: a good story, when well told, can never be told too many times.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
11 Aug 2008
fresh:
While this tough, fundamentally sound New York thriller has its moments, it's no Prince of the City.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
''Q and A'' is most memorable for its performances, beginning with Mr. Nolte's.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Unfortunately, Lumet isn't the brawny social commentator he would like to be -- he's a Jimmy Breslin manque'.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Q&A is a major film by one of our finest mainstream directors. As both a portrait of modern-day corruption and an act of sheer storytelling bravura, it is not to be missed.