March 11, 2011
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Forgotten Fridays: Code Of Silence
— Posted by Darren
Today, we review Code Of Silence Genre:Action-Drama Directed by: Andrew Davis Starring: Chuck Norris,Henry Silva, Mike Genovese, Dennis Farina Released: May 3, 1985 THE GENERAL IDEA A drug bust goes horribly wrong, igniting a mob war between a Colombian drug cartel led by Luis Comacho (Silva) and due to the actions of Tony Luna, (Genovese) Costa Nostra.. On top of that, a burned out, over the hill police officer named Craigie (Ralph Foody) accidentally kills an innocent bystander during the raid and covers up his error. Caught in the center of both problems is detective Eddie Cusak (Norris) who is alienated from his own department for not backing Cragie while trying to protect Diana (Molly Hagan), Tony’s daughter, from Luis’ hitmen. THE GOOD Another element that sets the film apart from other cop thrillers is the humor. Aside from the ‘stick up’ scene, it comes in the form of Dennis Farina, who plays Cusak’s partner Dorato, who gets shot in the foot. The character is always spurting off ideas for retirement, including alligator farming. There’s mild humor in The Prowler, a prototype remote controlled robot tank, and Diana’s yuppie acquaintances, who do lines of coke, only to stop in embarrassment when Cusack calls into his department. The gags are not over the top save one, and never take you out of the picture.. THE (sort of) BAD OVERALL Since all of these Forgotten Friday reviews are going to be what I would already give a high rating to, I had a Tv, Rent or Buy scale going on, but it would seem that an overwhelming majority of my picks get a BUY rating. So with every Forgotten Friday you see from now on, you get to rate your anticipation for yourself! TV If you are at least a little curious, catch it if it comes on TV. Rent If it is something you have heard of and forgotten, or just remember enjoying this as much as I did once upon a time, go rent it. Buy But if you are like me, and you agree with my review you should go buy it. If its featured here, I already have. This post was written by :
Darren who has written 203 posts on The Movie Blog "Revenge is sweet and not fattening." Alfred Hitchcock visit author's website | Contact the Author Around the Web
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