Good thriller set in New Orleans , Louisiana , and casts disturbing Detective Wes Block (Clint Eastwood) along with a cop colleague (Dan Hedaya) and a counselor (Geneviève Bujold). This homicice inspector for the New Orleans Police Department gets his latest assignment : to track down a Jack the Ripper-style sex killer . All of this contrasts with his home life as a single and separated parent with two young girls (Alison Eastwood , Jenny Beck) . Then on the case, he meets Rape Services Counselor Beryl Thibodeaux (Genevieve Bujold) , with whom a relationship possibly offering some easiness begins to develop . Nevertheless, his enquiries go wrong , leading him to dark sides where he is no stranger off-duty and resulting in fateful consequences .
This is a taut suspense thriller , though really sordid , sleaze and sisister , in which Clint Eastwood gives a terrific acting as a cop on the edge who's leading an investigation into a sex murderer who is raping and murdering women . But this case hits disturbingly close to home in more ways than one . It shows efficiently New Orleans' French Quarter , including sightseeing and spectacular parades , but also into the seedy side of town . The picture is notable both as a suspense thriller and as a riveting vehicle for Eastwood who experiments with an unsettling portrait of a police inspector with some peculiarities of his own . Eastwood in well accompanied by a good main and support cast providing acceptable interpretations , such as : Genevieve Bujold , Dan Hedaya , Marco St John , Jamie Rose and his own daughter : Alison Eastwood . A strong film being rated R for profanity , sex , sleaziness and violence .
Well written ad directed by Richard Tuggle with important collaboration by the great Clint Eastwood. Tuggle wrote the successful Escape from Alcatraz by Don Siegel with Estwood himself and made another movie : Out of bounds with Anthony Michael hall . While Clint Eastwood was in a nice period in which he often used to play to direct competent thrillers during the 70s and 80s , such as : The Gauntlet , Dirty Harry , Magnum Force , Sudden impact , The Black Pool , City Heat , Escape from Alcatraz , Thundelbotl and Lightfoot , Pink Cadillac , Firefox , among others. Rating : 6/10 . Decent thiller that will appeal to Clint Eastwood fans . Well worth watching .
This is a taut suspense thriller , though really sordid , sleaze and sisister , in which Clint Eastwood gives a terrific acting as a cop on the edge who's leading an investigation into a sex murderer who is raping and murdering women . But this case hits disturbingly close to home in more ways than one . It shows efficiently New Orleans' French Quarter , including sightseeing and spectacular parades , but also into the seedy side of town . The picture is notable both as a suspense thriller and as a riveting vehicle for Eastwood who experiments with an unsettling portrait of a police inspector with some peculiarities of his own . Eastwood in well accompanied by a good main and support cast providing acceptable interpretations , such as : Genevieve Bujold , Dan Hedaya , Marco St John , Jamie Rose and his own daughter : Alison Eastwood . A strong film being rated R for profanity , sex , sleaziness and violence .
Well written ad directed by Richard Tuggle with important collaboration by the great Clint Eastwood. Tuggle wrote the successful Escape from Alcatraz by Don Siegel with Estwood himself and made another movie : Out of bounds with Anthony Michael hall . While Clint Eastwood was in a nice period in which he often used to play to direct competent thrillers during the 70s and 80s , such as : The Gauntlet , Dirty Harry , Magnum Force , Sudden impact , The Black Pool , City Heat , Escape from Alcatraz , Thundelbotl and Lightfoot , Pink Cadillac , Firefox , among others. Rating : 6/10 . Decent thiller that will appeal to Clint Eastwood fans . Well worth watching .