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Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker. A rebellious cop is willing to do whatever's necessary to snag an elusive serial killer, bringing his new female partner along for the wild ride. 1993/color/102 min/R/widescreen.
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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bruce Willis at the peak of his action hero form playing a cynical hard-boiled cop trying to fight the system. A pre-Sex and the City Sarah Jessica Parker at the peak of her cuteness. Great character actors like Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Brion James, John Mahoney, and Andre Braugher. Superb on location cinematography shot by Mac Ahlberg in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a cool genre score by Brad Fiedel (love that saxaphone love theme) and on the mark (and wonderfully over the top) direction by Rowdy Herington of Road House fame. Striking Distance is a nice little hard boiled action gem that seems to be slowly gaining a nice little cult following. For fans of 80's and 90's action films, this is a movie worth seeking out.
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was really surprised by the number of negative reviews of this movie. Granted, STRIKING DISTANCE, is not one of Bruce's best films, but I found it to be solidly entertaining, cliches and all. And I think it had some very good twists that I didn't see coming. I found the whole cast, (even (...)Sarah Jessica Parker) to be commendable in their roles. Special kudos to Robert Pastorelli, Dennis Farina and Tom Sizemore. I wanted to be entertained and STRIKING DISTANCE certainly filled the bill for me!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Bruce Willis is Pittsburgh cop Thomas Hardy, a former homicide detective who believes his cousin is in the center of the case he is investigating. When Hardy and his sexy new river patrol partner (Sarah Jessica Parker) discover a series of women floating dead in the Ohio River, Hardy begins to believe his cousin, an ex-police officer, is the serial killer, and the whole story goes back to his mysterious family past... Directed by Rowdy Herrington. Pretty good movie, but Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, and other movies like that beat this. Worth seeing (!).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Whirlwind of Willis, Dumped Bodies, and Bad Guys
Renegade-type Cop Willis gets a water buddy (Parker) as they screen the waterways around Philly. Female bodies start getting dumped, but Willis gets weird notifications before the... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Tess from Vegas
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good cop movie
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Many of Bruce's roles are very similar -- he's the guy you can root for, the one who holds to standards when others sell out, and the one who is hard to kill. Read more
Many of Bruce's roles are very similar -- he's the guy you can root for, the one who holds to standards when others sell out, and the one who is hard to kill. Read more
Published 1 month ago by N. Gregg
4.0 out of 5 stars
John Mahoney - Wow
The opening scene with John Mahoney was fabulous. Best chase scene I've ever seen. I thought the acting was excellent because it was not over played with cute mug shots. Read more
Published 2 months ago by SusanC
5.0 out of 5 stars
The good old days
Plenty of action, excellent chase scenes (overdone, but it's back when cops were allowed to do chases like this), fairly simple good guy bad guy plot, and overall refreshingly... Read more
Published 2 months ago by GW C. Adams
1.0 out of 5 stars
Run For Your Life! Sucks Like a Black Hole!
I just watched this using my Prime account, seduced (fooled?) by the four star rating. Seriously, folks, what were you drinking?! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Home Studio
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Bruce Willis Film
Action and suspense through-out the film. Plot after plot, even from his girlfriend (partner). The ending makes the film worthwhile.
Published 9 months ago by Brice L. Korte
4.0 out of 5 stars
MY GRADE: B
Bruce Willis is a detective turned boat cop who is disliked by the force for failing an investigation of a serial murdered and telling the news it was a cop. Read more
Published 9 months ago by MISTER SJEM
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Willis' best but...
There are plenty of other great Bruce Willis movies out there; this one falls somewhere in between. Still, the plot is OK and the end will manage to surprise some.
Published 15 months ago by Priscilla
2.0 out of 5 stars
The End.
Bruce Willis plays a river boat cop descended from a long line of river boat cops in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, the home of three rivers stadium. Read more
Published 17 months ago by King of Controversy
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic Bruce
This is a classic Bruce film where he is only slightly smirky, and very down to earth. The other plus is the plot. Read more
Published 19 months ago by C. L. Durrwachter
