This soft headed melodrama throws in everything but the kitchen sink in its feebly attempts to ape tough-minded crime dramas and comment on the human condition. Forced into early retirement by a heart condition, Boston detective Pally Lamarr (Kiefer Sutherland) feels doubly rejected when his wife Charlotte (Radha Mitchell) requests a separation. Desperate for validation, Pally ignores his intuition and falls for a get-rich-quick scheme hatched by his ne'er-do-well brother, Ray (Anthony LaPaglia). Even knowing that Ray can get himself into hot water even when he's acting entirely on the up-and-up, Pally agrees to purchase Top Gallant, a defective racehorse Ray plans t...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
97 mins