Though actor-turned-director Adrian Pasdar's grim expose treat cops and robbers as two sides of the same corrupt coin, nothing in the film is as memorable or biting as cable-TV series "The Shield." Corrupt cop policeman Bill Holt (Chris Penn) claims he's kidnapped mob lieutenant Sean Rickhart (Anthony DeSando) because Sean's gangster brother, Truman Rickhart (Henry Czerny), ordered a hit on some rookie cops. Ongoing flashbacks reveal that Holt has a more personal reason for trapping Sean inside a cement molding destined to become part of a highway underpass. Despite warnings about Holt's temper, Sean made the mistake of dallying with Holt's wife, Lyndel (Sherilyn Fen...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
100 mins