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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0707729167563
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 22, 2005
Running Time: 171 minutes
Sales Rank: 18952
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Description:
Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a Catholic priest turned distinguished investigator for the police, has agreed to hear the confession of a convicted serial killer sentenced to death in a just a matter of hours. What he promises to reveal to Ainslie is the truth behind the crimes and the reason he confessed to the one crime Ainslie doesn't even believe he committed. What unfolds between the two men is a serpentine trail into both men's pasts based on the bestseller from master storyteller Arthur Hailey.
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Rating:  - Well-developed story that's worth your money and watching time
The plot is well-developed to keep you stay still with the screen so that you cannot miss any scene. A good movie that deserves to be owned and kept in your priceless collection.
Rating:  - FATHER COP
Although based on Arthur Hailey's bestseller, DETECTIVE doesn't live up to its pedigree.
The story gets muddled at times; a former priest turned detective is assigned to track down a serial killer who kills elderly couples in some sort of religious frenzy. His partner and lover is the Councilman's daughter, and the cop himself is estranged from his wife and son. Their personal crises intermingle with the murder plot, and although you will maintain your interest, it's a little long in the tooth with only average performances.
Tom Berenger as the detective gives a relatively dispassionate performance; Annabeth Gish phones in her partner performance' Cybill Shepherd as the wife gives the most effective performance but she's not in the movie much. Charles Durning and Sean O'Bryan round out the cast. This could have been much better with a shorter script and more impassioned performances from its leads.
Rating: - Detective is worthy your time
Tom Berenger's newest release, "Detective" is an engrossing but long movie with excellent character development, exciting episodes, and a very good and emotional secondary theme with Tom's usual stellar performance. I really recommend this DVD. It is taken from a series (I believe) but well-directed and edited. I especially admired the performance by Sybil Shepard as the detective's ex-wife who loves him deeply. Their scenes with the counselor are especially effective and ring true. You will watch this one over and over again - I did - mainly, for me anyway, because Tom is in almost every scene and who can't love that - plus it is great entertainment all the way!
Rating: - Great!
Came upon this movie quite by chance when surfing Amazon.com. It arrived yesterday. Just finished watching it. Even though it is approx 3 hours in length, it kept us spellbound right to the very end. This movie is proof that one can have an interesting mystery without all the foul language. Hightly recommend this one.
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