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Off Limits (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 3  Rotten:4 Average Rating: 4.7/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Synopsis: The Vietnam War serves as the backdrop for this crime drama. A number of local prostitutes have been murdered, and two irritable, Vietnamese-hating Army detectives are assigned to find the killer. Could their prime suspect -- a respected military officer -- really be the murderer? Or could... The Vietnam War serves as the backdrop for this crime drama. A number of local prostitutes have been murdered, and two irritable, Vietnamese-hating Army detectives are assigned to find the killer. Could their prime suspect -- a respected military officer -- really be the murderer? Or could it be someone closer to the two ornery cops? [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Fred Ward, Scott Glenn, Amanda Pays

Director: Christopher Crowe

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 25, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Additional Release Material:

  • Electronic Press Kit
  • Featurette - 1. Making Of
  • Trailers- 1. Theatrical Trailers
  • 2. Video Trailers

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1/5

The overseas setting of this whodunit fails to offset what is basically a lackluster story peopled by unsavory characters.

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A noteworthy detective thriller set against a Vietnam war backdrop. Dafoe and Hines investigate a slew of prostitute murders in Saigon.

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Brian Mckay
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Philip Martin
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The acting was flat, the story was trite, and the suspense was marginal.

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Dennis Schwartz
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