Writers: William Friedkin, Gerald Walker
Composer: Jack Nitzsche
Starring: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Joe Spinell, Jay Acovone, Randy Jurgensen
More info: IMDb
Tagline: Al Pacino is Cruising for a killer.
Plot: A police detective goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.
My rating: 6/10
Will I watch it again? No.
I'm not sure where this film failed. It's an interesting premise but I don't think it went far enough with Steve's (Pacino) descent into a world unlike his own and the overall investigation of solving the murders. The picture is an hour and forty minutes and it doesn't seem nearly long enough and that another half hour would give the film time to really delve into what's important to the picture. That's just my amateur opinion, of course, and I respect William Friedkin and his body of work that this is the story he wanted to tell. But what I found fascinating isn't given enough serious time to develop. It's neat seeing so many actors in early roles like Ed O'Neill, James Remar and Powers Boothe. The ending is satisfying enough but it's what happens after Steve is done with his undercover work that blew me away. The ambiguity was fucking insanely good. It could've been a red herring for the audience and a way to make you go, "ooooooh!", but I loved it just the same.
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