Familiar story, electrifying execution. Disgraced Detroit narcotics cop Nick Tellis (Jason Patric) is working deep undercover when a bust goes bad and he accidentally shoots a pregnant bystander. The subsequent departmental investigation reveals that while fraternizing with junkies and dealers, Tellis picked up a nasty drug habit. He's unceremoniously suspended and spends 18 months cleaning up, rebuilding his sorely stressed marriage, immersing himself in first-time fatherhood and trying to figure out what to do with the rest of his life. Then he's offered a chance for reinstatement — the department will even guarantee a desk job safely out of harm's (and temptation'...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
102 mins