Despite the sleazy milieu, the cast of this cop thriller attempts an air of gravity as the characters unravel a tale containing dark hints of matricide and molestation.
In Scranton, Pennsylvania, policeman Henry Smovinsky (Eric Roberts) gets the news that his ex-wife Kate (Jayne Heitmeyer) has died from a fall off her Philadelphia balcony. Bachelor Henry must bond with son Adam (Jacob Tierney), a hostile, black-clad, nose-pierced teenager whom Henry hasn't seen
formally in years. Things get even worse when Philadelphia police detective Maggie Furness (Eliza Roberts) shows up. Her investigation points toward Adam as the prime suspect in Kate's plunge. The boy fle...
Released:
1998
Rated:
R
Length:
93 mins