Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) 6.1
A married New York cop falls for the socialite murder witness he's been assigned to protect. Director:Ridley ScottWriter:Howard Franklin |
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Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) 6.1
A married New York cop falls for the socialite murder witness he's been assigned to protect. Director:Ridley ScottWriter:Howard Franklin |
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Tom Berenger | ... | ||
Mimi Rogers | ... | ||
Lorraine Bracco | ... |
Ellie Keegan
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Jerry Orbach | ... | ||
John Rubinstein | ... |
Neil Steinhart
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Andreas Katsulas | ... |
Joey Venza
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Tony DiBenedetto | ... |
T.J.
(as Tony Di Benedetto)
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James E. Moriarty | ... |
Koontz
(as James Moriarty)
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Mark Moses | ... |
Win Hockings
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Daniel Hugh Kelly | ... |
Scotty
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Harley Cross | ... |
Tommy Keegan
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Joanne Baron | ... |
Helen Greening
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Anthony Bishop | ... |
Waiter
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David Berman | ... |
Cop #1
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Sharon K. Brecke | ... |
Bimbo
(as Sharon Brecke)
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In Queens, Mike Keegan is celebrating with his wife Ellie, his son Tommy and friends his recent promotion to detective in a precinct in Manhattan. Meanwhile, in a fancy club, the socialite Claire Gregory witnesses the murder of the owner of the place by the powerful mobster Joey Venza. Mike is assigned to protect her in the night shift in her apartment in Manhattan. When Venza threatens Claire, the contact of Mike with Claire gets closer and conflicts him, dividing between the love for his family and the heat passion for Claire and the fascination for her world. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A highly stylized crime thriller that also manages to work as a tale of adulterous romance in addition to an effective parable of the culture clashes that are apparent between the upper and lower classes. This is a film with multiple agendas, and Ridley Scott, best known at the time for 1979's ALIEN and 1982's BLADE RUNNER, is frankly an odd choice to direct such a picture. However, Scott proves himself to be up to the challenge, and film plays like a slightly abstract dream that isn't afraid to crash down into gritty realism on occasion. With his film noir skills perfected with BLADE RUNNER, Scott turns the focus from the future to an equally idealized version of the present (well, 1987 to be exact), but he maintains the same sense of visual menace and harsh industrialism.
Tom Berenger has received a considerable amount of criticism for the irritating fake Brooklyn accent he delivers his lines in, but I overall I found him to be quite acceptable in the role. Even better is Mimi Rogers, who convincingly portrays the detached loneliness of the high society lifestyle without the benefit of screen dialogue that permits her to openly address such an issue. Jerry Orbach and John Rubinstein are also memorable supporting parts, but it is Lorraine Bracco who steals the picture as Berenger's feisty wife. Long before she was best known as Tony Soprano's psychiatrist, Bracco brought to the screen the ultimate portrayal of the modern wife and mother - loving but fierce, tough but compassionate, and not afraid to slap some sense into the man who has done her wrong.
And I love Sting's opening rendition of the title Gershwin classic.