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The January Man

1989

Pat O'Connor

Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ...

5.1

1,806

Comedy. Mystery Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.

	Media	Author	Review
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"[Pat O'Connor] has imposed no risible order on this minor chaos, nor has he been kind to Mr. Kline"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'The January Man' is worth study as a film that fails to find its tone. It's all over the map. It wants to be zany but violent, satirical but slapstick, romantic but cynical (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"
		Time Out	"John Patrick Shanley's screenplay, touching on themes of betrayal and corruption, honesty and trust, promises and teases but suffers from coitus interruptus."
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Enjoyable but ludicrous (...) The situations are consistently cliche-ridden and outlandish, but somehow the stylish writing keeps things spinning."
		Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times	"[It] is nothing to seek out if you want airtight logic. What it offers is charm, blather, the dazzlement of writing and performance that wear thin well before the final, credulity-straining quarter"

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