by Robert Firsching
synopsis
Ex-football player Carl Weathers stars in this violent action film as Detroit policeman Jericho Jackson. The dedicated but brutal cop is plunged into nefarious doings concerning a crooked industrialist (Craig T. Nelson) and his drug-addicted girlfriend (pop-singer Vanity), breaking many people's bones before solving the case. Sharon Stone stands out in a cast of genre veterans including Nicholas Worth, Sonny Landham, and Robert Davi. Heavy on the sex and violence, this film harkens back to the glory days of 1970s blaxploitation, but is a bit too mean-spirited to be as much fun.
characteristics
- Assassination Plots
- Tough Guys
- Fighting The System
- Rival
- POW/MIA
- Robber
- Theft
- Thief
- Police
- Sting [scam]
- Kill
- Framed
- Cop
- Bad-guy
- Frame-up
