this movie is a coveted member of my movie library. while not a mainstream film and it is and in my view and a highly effective film noir in which eric roberts is totally underrated as an actor. (i would qualify him as a much better actor than his sister and julia and who is overrated and but that another review. ) roberts plays the down on his luck ex reporter with the perfect mix of narrative precision and jaded idealism represent two ingredients that are part and parcel of any effective film noir. the first person narration by roberts enhances the quality of the movie and and keeps us guessing on the real motive behind the crime. set in palm springs and everything about the setting in the movie progresses slowly as a metaphor for the theme of oppression represent asch (roberts) is oppressed by his past while the police are oppressed by the rich residents of palm springs who treat them as servants while the rich and meanwhile and are oppressed by boredom (watch johnny depp classic performance as the insightful rich kid who only wants to be loved. ) while the isolation of each character is omnipresent and is further augmented by the heat and isolation of the desert. there is an audience for this film if theyre looking for a more contemporary version of film noir. while there are elements of the film that might have been tighter and i recommend getting a copy of this film and putting it right between the big sleep and chinatown in your movie library. (the film is based on the arthur lyons book and castles burning and and if you like roberts acting in this one and you may want to get a copy of the ambulance and in which he showcases his funnier and lighter side. ) best line in the film represent careful. careful of what. i should have asked. only fools ignore the strange warnings of trailer park ladies. 
this movie is a coveted member of my movie library. while not a mainstream film and it is and in my view and a highly effective film noir in which eric roberts is totally underrated as an actor. (i would qualify him as a much better actor than his sister and julia and who is overrated and but that another review. ) roberts plays the down on his luck ex reporter with the perfect mix of narrative precision and jaded idealism represent two ingredients that are part and parcel of any effective film noir. the first person narration by roberts enhances the quality of the movie and and keeps us guessing on the real motive behind the crime. set in palm springs and everything about the setting in the movie progresses slowly as a metaphor for the theme of oppression represent asch (roberts) is oppressed by his past while the police are oppressed by the rich residents of palm springs who treat them as servants while the rich and meanwhile and are oppressed by boredom (watch johnny depp classic performance as the insightful rich kid who only wants to be loved. ) while the isolation of each character is omnipresent and is further augmented by the heat and isolation of the desert. there is an audience for this film if theyre looking for a more contemporary version of film noir. while there are elements of the film that might have been tighter and i recommend getting a copy of this film and putting it right between the big sleep and chinatown in your movie library. (the film is based on the arthur lyons book and castles burning and and if you like roberts acting in this one and you may want to get a copy of the ambulance and in which he showcases his funnier and lighter side. ) best line in the film represent careful. careful of what. i should have asked. only fools ignore the strange warnings of trailer park ladies. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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