Video Review

One Tough Cop

Details Movie Rated: R; Genres: Drama, Mystery and Thriller

Honest cop Bo Dietl (Baldwin) is all tough-guy swagger and raspy platitudes as he faces off against nosy feds, eye-rolling thugs, and a cocky lieutenant while using his Mob contacts to investigate the rape of a nun. Brazilian director Bruno Barreto (who directed last year's Best Foreign Language Film nominee Four Days in September) brings some energy to the action, but ultimately drains his film by underscoring the message that Dietl's a really, really good cop. Not surprisingly, the real Dietl executive-produced. C
Originally posted Apr 16, 1999 Published in issue #481 Apr 16, 1999 Order article reprints
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