Ricochet (1991) 6.1
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop. Director:Russell Mulcahy |
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Ricochet (1991) 6.1
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop. Director:Russell Mulcahy |
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Denzel Washington | ... | ||
John Lithgow | ... | ||
Ice-T | ... |
Odessa
(as Ice T)
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Kevin Pollak | ... | ||
Lindsay Wagner | ... |
DA Priscilla Brimleigh
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Mary Ellen Trainor | ... | ||
Josh Evans | ... |
Kim
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Victoria Dillard | ... |
Alice
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John Amos | ... |
Reverend Styles
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John Cothran | ... |
Councilman Farris
(as John Cothran Jr.)
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Linda Dona | ... |
Wanda
(as Linda Doná)
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Matt Landers | ... |
Chief Floyd
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Lydell M. Cheshier | ... |
R.C.
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Starletta DuPois | ... |
Mrs. Styles
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Sherman Howard | ... |
Kiley
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In this action thriller, Denzel Washington plays Nick Styles, the assistant district attorney of L.A. The film opens in his early days as a cop on the L.A.P.D. During a carnival, master criminal Earl Talbot Blake creates a scene after a botched drug deal. Styles and Blake confront each other, during which Blake is wounded by Styles and later sent to prison. Seven years later, Blake escapes from prison during a parole board hearing to carry out his revenge against Styles, and what follows is a violent series of events that destroys Styles' career. This sets the stage for one last bloody duel between Styles and Blake. Written by Stephen Currence <billyc@erols.com>
Over-the-top vehicle for Denzel Washington, here playing policeman-turned-District Attorney who puts slimy killer John Lithgow away, but quickly becomes the psycho's main target after Lithgow escapes from prison (in what must be the most nondescript prison-breakout in movie history!). Ridiculous, sometimes enjoyable non-think entertainment doesn't take itself too seriously, and Washington is solid throughout. Lithgow appropriately hams it up, but Lindsay Wagner is wasted as a fellow D.A. Film tails off near the finish line for a formulaic climax, but otherwise isn't too bad. ** from ****