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Striking Distance

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Striking Distance (1993)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:3

Rotten:16

Average Rating:3.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Homicide detective Tom Hardy, a fifth generation Pittsburgh cop, is paying dearly for testifying against his partner (and cousin) Jimmy Detillo in a police brutality case. Since spilling the beans,... Homicide detective Tom Hardy, a fifth generation Pittsburgh cop, is paying dearly for testifying against his partner (and cousin) Jimmy Detillo in a police brutality case. Since spilling the beans, life has been hell for Hardy, and it gets worse when a serial killer murders his chief of homicide father. To top it all off, he's practically kicked off the force for insisting his father's murderer is a cop. Two years later, Hardy's been demoted to the river rescue squad, and all this trauma has almost driven him to an alcoholic state. The black-sheep of the fraternal force, Hardy receives little encouragement from his team-playing uncle Nick Detillo, who has been promoted to chief since his brother's death. But as the killer's body count gets higher, Tom gets closer and closer to the truth. [More]

Starring: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore

Starring: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Robert Pastorelli, Andre Braugher

Director: Rowdy Herrington

Director: Rowdy Herrington
Screenwriter: Rowdy Herrington

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Jun 16, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Package Note: Region ABC
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby True HD 5.1 - English
  • Dubbed, Subtitles - French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English - SDH

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Like the box of generic corn flakes, Striking Distance isn't so terrible, but you'll forget it the second you're done with it. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
06/17/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Fails to deliver anything remotely original.

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01/02/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
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Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Not one of Willis' best efforts; very formulaic and uninteresting.

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03/20/04
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

A troubled production (reshoots, release-date postponements) that turned out to be surprisingly watchable.

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01/25/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

A mess, although the stars do what they can with the scattershot screenplay

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07/14/04
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

One of Bruce Willis' most disposable and formulaic action potboilers. I'm a big fan of the Willis, and even I have no patience for "Striking Distance."

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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Atlantic City Weekly
 
 
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