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Ricochet
1991
A cop (Denzel Washington) receives lots of media attention when he nabs an infamous, sadistic killer (John Lithgow) at an amusement park. The murderer stews in jail for seven years, obsessively following the rising career of his arresting officer, who becomes a DA with a promising future, a husband, and a dad. This doesn't sit .. Read more
| Starring | Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T |
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| Director | Russell Mulcahy |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Ricochet
A cop (Denzel Washington) receives lots of media attention when he nabs an infamous, sadistic killer (John Lithgow) at an amusement park. The murderer stews in jail for seven years, obsessively following the rising career of his arresting officer, who becomes a DA with a promising future, a husband, and a dad. This doesn't sit well with the vengeful convict, who after escaping from prison, puts into play a series of fiendish plots in an attempt to destroy the attorney's marriage and career. And only by engaging in a violent rematch with his diabolical nemesis will the desecrated DA be able to clear his name and save his marriage.
| Starring | Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T |
|---|---|
| Director | Russell Mulcahy |
| Studio | Optimum Home Entertainment |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 02 Apr 2007 Production year: 1991 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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This enjoyable, totally over-the-top action thriller, has Denzel Washington's cop being systematically persecuted by John Lithgow's deranged killer, whom he had arrested years earlier in front of enraptured TV viewers. Writer Steven E de Souza, who co-scripted the first two Die Hard films, comes up with some fiendish acts of revenge. Director Russell Mulcahy (Highlander, The Shadow) keeps the energy levels high and the camera just about active enough to disguise the increasing ridiculousness of the story. Lithgow shows why he is one of modern cinema's premier psycho performers, but Washington's acting skills are somewhat wasted.
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"...RICOCHET is genuinely scary, suspenseful and disturbing in the best sense....Mulcahy gives Washington and Lithgow the confidence to dare the bravura flourishes they both have the talent and intellect to sustain..."
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
The rating is for the DVD, not the film...
Lets get something striaght right away, the rating given is for the DVD, not the film.
The film is a great action thriller and star John Lithgow in his first 'nasty' role, which he plays superbly.
Unfortunately, the DVD does not give this film any justice. It is the worst transfer I have ever seen. Imagine a widescreen film squeeze to fit a fullscreen without the letterbox black bars, the picture is absolute crap as well as the sound, you you would be half way there. There are no extras of any kind. No subtitles and only in English stereo.
I have to say that watching the VHS would be better than watching the DVD. Avoid at all costs, unless you really want to watch this film. You've been warned. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Yawn
This film is average at best. Probably the worst thing Denzel has ever done. Avoid (but not like the plague).
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Denzel Washington
- 11 Dec 2006
This season, the new black is black. Going into the Academy Awards period it's clearer than ever there has been a sea-change in the status of African-Americans in Hollywood movies. The Academy's history is self-evidently shameful. When Denzel Washington won the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Glory in 1989, he became only the third black actor to take home an Oscar. The others were Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the Wind (1939) and Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field (1963). In... Read more
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