Un excellent polar, lent à démarrer, mais qui, en vitesse de croisière, devient palpitant et brillant, ce qui est rare venant d'un cinéaste souvent médiocre... www.cinefiches.com
The film goes completely off the rails in the third act, which is a shame considering it actually offered really interestingly drawn and multi-layered characters. Also, one of Gere's most compelling performances.
Mike Figgis takes what could have been a rather conventional Hollywood cop thriller and teases out the erotic and perverse themes. On the basis of this movie one would assume that Richard Gere was a great actor and one would be wrong. Gere was gifted this role and he rises to the occasion with a performance of kinky relish. Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis, a Baldwin and a magnificent Laurie Metcalf match Gere. Great fun.
The most interesting aspect of this film was Gere's ability to be a really evil bastard coupled with a seemingly stable home life (albeit figuratively incestuous amid ex-wives...something I think should've had deeper focus). After a bit though the film's insistance on plot development in a rather typical fashion really blots out possibilities for something far more interesting and possibly more insightful to pop up.