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1989

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Starring	Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman
Director	Harold Becker
Genres	Drama

Sea Of Love

Sea of Love is a sexy, atmospheric thriller, very much in the style of Alfred Hitchcock, with involving characters, steamy love scenes, and surprising plot twists. Frank Keller (Al Pacino), is a lonely, tired, disillusioned, police detective, who has a problem with alcohol. Frank is investigating a serial killer, whom he believes finds victims by using personal ads in magazines, killing them while playing the old record Sea of Love. In a scene both amusing and touching, Frank and his partner, Sherman (John Goodman) --aided by Frank's father (William Hickey in a lovely cameo) place a personal ad, hoping to lure the killer. Helen Cruger (Ellen Barkin), a tough, sexy single mother answers the ad and begins an affair with Frank, despite the fact that she is one of the prime suspects in the case. The suspense builds as Frank, though deeply drawn to Helen, becomes more and more suspicious of her. In a splendidly crafted script from Richard Price, the plot is compelling, with plenty of action, terrific authentic dialogue and superb characterization. Ellen Barkin gives a marvelous performance as an independent, sensual and intriguing femme fatale; John Goodman is excellent as Sherman, giving a likable, shrewd, and subtly comic performance; and Pacino, in perhaps his best performance since Dog Day Afternoon, plays Frank as a man on the edge, reckless and self-destructive, lost and alone. Frank falls in love with Helen, in spite of himself, because of his loneliness and need. Pacino's skill in showing the vulnerability and neediness of Frank explains the somewhat implausible actions of his character in continuing their affair despite the mounting evidence against Helen. Harold Becker directs with great flair, bringing the story believability, without lapsing into false sentimentality.~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide

Starring	Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman
Director	Harold Becker
Studio	UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 48 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Cops & Robbers
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Dubbed	Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish
Subtitles	DVD: Dutch, English, Swedish
Released	Production year: 1989 To Rent: DVD: 31 May 2002

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- Effective urban thriller, though the emphasis is more on the romance than in discovering whodunnit.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
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  A Pacino Classic
  
  Pacino acts fantastically in this film. He plays a cop who accidently falls in love with a suspect. A must see Pacino Film
  
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  Brilliant Film
  
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  A hidden gem. A classic in its own right. Twists turns.
  
  We go one way, we go the other. Your thinking its Helen,
  
  then maybe her mum. But ... read more »
  
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  THINGS AS THEY ARE
  
  Clever and rather unusual picture about loneliness that conveys its message through a serial killer plot. Here the loneliness of big city life is presented as a... read more »
  
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  - 25 Feb 2011 at 10:30
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  SEE THIS PACINO CLASSIC!
  
  CLASSIC FILM! DEFO RENT THIS EDGY FILM WITH PACINO DOING HIS BEST WITH A GREAT CAST AND SCRIPT.
  
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- 22 Sep 2008
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  Sea of Love is a sexy, atmospheric thriller, very much in the style of Alfred Hitchcock, with involving characters, steamy love scenes, and surprising plot twists. Frank Keller (Al Pacino), is a lonely, tired, disillusioned, police detective, who has a problem with alcohol. Frank is investigating a ...