Story follows a rogue detective who goes out on his own to pay back the man he thinks rescued him when he was shot. The story line is very good and the dialogue is quite tight, but I don't buy Dorf in the title role. He just fell short for me. I believe he is surrounded by some extremely good actors which bring it home for him.
The story is told in flashbacks and is confusing at times because you cannot distinguish between the here and now and the past from the way it was edited. They could have done a better job with that.
But it takes enough twists and turns once you realize which dimension the story is in. So as not to spoil it, there is a scene both at the beginning of the film and the end with the captain played by James Woods that did not work the way it was intended.
Otherwise a good film about police work that you don't see very often. Others in here complained about the ending; but I think it was the best way to bring home a 'hollywood' ending which I don't necessarily agree with. It could have ended where Dorf's character takes the deal offered to him and screw the good ol' boy ending which would have fit the story line better.
The story is told in flashbacks and is confusing at times because you cannot distinguish between the here and now and the past from the way it was edited. They could have done a better job with that.
But it takes enough twists and turns once you realize which dimension the story is in. So as not to spoil it, there is a scene both at the beginning of the film and the end with the captain played by James Woods that did not work the way it was intended.
Otherwise a good film about police work that you don't see very often. Others in here complained about the ending; but I think it was the best way to bring home a 'hollywood' ending which I don't necessarily agree with. It could have ended where Dorf's character takes the deal offered to him and screw the good ol' boy ending which would have fit the story line better.