Writer: Larry Gross
Composer: Hal Lindes
Starring: William Petersen, Michael Wincott, Diane Lane, Kevin Gage, Michael Byrne, R. Lee Ermey, Meat Loaf
More info: IMDb
Tagline: Cold-blooded killers.
Plot: When the New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend with another guy, he goes to Atlantic City to drink himself to oblivion. He is saved from a bar brawl by a small-time mobster Frankie, and Jake falls in love with Frankie's girlfriend Melissa. Jake soon also joins Frankie in his money-collecting duties.
My rating: 7/10
Will I watch it again? No.
Good flick. Some might find it a little slow but it's a good crime drama with some good acting (Wincott is always interesting). The story might seem like it's by the numbers but it's not. It goes places I didn't expect and that's a big plus. There's a little action when there needs to be but it's mostly about the relationship between Jake (Petersen), Frankie (Wincott) and Melissa (Lane). The ending is great. Fans of Ermey or Meat Loaf might be disappointed. They're only in the film for a little bit and all of it is in the first twenty minutes. I was hoping for more but what's there is good.
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