Beautifully directed crime/action film with great supporting cast (Defoe, Turturro, Dean Stockwell) almost completely ruined by twerpy, undramatic William Peterson. Yes, William Peterson, who would go on to...Well of course he washed up! look at him hopping around like a figure skater, with his collar turned up and his shades on. looks like Tony Dow imitating stallone. How, why did he get cast in this film? The two films that Peterson played the lead in, TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA, and MANHUNTER, are both considered "underrated", well-made films that nobody went to see. Hmmmm.... The movie is still great, very absorbing and intense, but man! Wasn't there any one else around to play this part? Could you imagine Sean Penn or Eric Roberts in this part? The movie would have been a 10 of 10.
Review of To Live and Die in L.A.
