In the hands of a more gleefully provocative filmmaker, this variation on the standard erotic-thriller stew of sleaze, tease and murder, this ludicrous farrago might have been tawdry fun. But as directed by the estimable Philip Kaufman (THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING, THE RIGHT STUFF), it's just dumb and shabby. Newly promoted to homicide, former San Francisco beat cop Jessica Shepard (Ashley Judd) is met with hostility and suspicion; veteran detectives suspect that her advancement had less to do with merit than the influence of her godfather, Police Commissioner John Mills (Samuel L. Jackson). Jess' creepy new partner, Mike Delmarco (Andy Garcia), tells her they'...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
97 mins