To Live and Die in L.A.
2,557
Action. Thriller. Drama
Secret Service agent Richard Chance has a score to settle and he's through playing by the rules. Whether that means blackmailing a beautiful parolee, disobeying direct orders or hurtling the wrong way down a crowded freeway, he vows to take down a murderous counterfeiter by any means necessary with the help of his new partner. But as the stakes grow higher, will Chance's obsession with vengeance ultimately destroy him?
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"A great-looking, riveting movie without an iota of warmth or soul. On its own terms, it's a considerable success, though it's a film that sacrifices everything in the interests of style." | ||||
"An astonishing, brilliantly edited car chase is one of many pleasures in this darkly stylish crime film" | ||||
"[It] looks like a rich man's Miami Vice. Friedkin's evident attempt to fashion a West Coast equivalent of his 'The French Connection' is engrossing and diverting enough on a moment-to-moment basis but is overtooled" | ||||
"Very dated and with such unlikable lead characters its difficult to care (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" | ||||
"Friedkin isn't nearly in enough control of his material for the film to qualify as an artwork, yet it's one of his few films with a real emotional current." |
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