A subdued romance tricked up to look like a SIXTH SENSE-style supernatural melodrama. The film opens amid the aftermath of a horrific car crash, as Chicago cop Sharon Pogue (Jennifer Lopez) comforts an unseen accident victim. One year later — fiercely self-reliant and more comfortable joshing with the guys than going on a date — Sharon is apparently hell-bent on proving she's as tough as any male cop by manhandling suspects and regularly putting herself in the line of fire. Her angry, tough-as-nails demeanor, we gradually learn, is the result of her turbulent upbringing: Her father (Victor Argo) beat her mother (Sonia Braga) and brother (Sisto) regularly, a...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
110 mins