A hitman acquires the services of a former cop turned writer to document his work.
by William Thomas |
Published on
Release Date:
01 Jan 1987
Running Time:
92 minutes
Certificate:
18
Original Title:
Best Seller
A very smart Larry Cohen script benefits here from spot-on casting, as a cop-turned-writer and a hitman team up to go after a crooked politician, with the killer constantly egging the author into writing a book about him.
The clever premise fits in with a very neat plot, but the main reason the film works is that Brian Dennehy and James Woods two of the best and least well-used actors in American movies play so well off each other, Dennehys bearlike integrity neatly matched by Woods rattily confident psychosis.
Director John Flynn merely had to turn up to get a good movie, but he adds a gritty twist on the ball with his gloomy images and brutal but stylish action scenes
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