Striking Distance

Review Date: May 21, 1999

Rating:

I recently rented this movie, having never seen it. My local video store has one copy of the tape, and for some reason it is almost always out, so when I saw it in one Friday afternoon I snatched it up. It wasn't the greatest movie. It was good, but not up to Bruce's usual level.

Bruce plays a cop who leaves the force after his partner--who Bruce testified against in a trial--"committed suicide" by jumping off a bridge. Bruce becomes a "river rat," a police officer patrolling the river in Boston. Bruce's new partner--the very hot Sarah Jessica Parker--is secretly an internal affairs officer. Blah blah blah. They end up catching a serial killer who turns out (Surprise!!!) to be Bruce's old partner.

Fill in the blanks yourself. This is pretty much a routine cop "thriller" without many surprises. The dedicated Bruce-phile will of course want to see it, but don't go out of your way.

Of course, Bruce was great. Don't get me wrong.