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V.I. Warshawski (1991)

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Reviews Counted: 19

Fresh: 4

Rotten:15

Average Rating: 3.6/10

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Kathleen Turner stars as the tough-talking private investigator V.I. Warshawski, heroine of a series of popular detective novels by Sara Paretsky. A working class gal from Chicago's North Side,... Kathleen Turner stars as the tough-talking private investigator V.I. Warshawski, heroine of a series of popular detective novels by Sara Paretsky. A working class gal from Chicago's North Side, Warshawski proves she can hold her own against an assortment of male miscreants as she attempts to crack a case involving the murder of an ex-hockey player. But Warshawski has more than just her sleuthing duties to attend to: she also has her hands full looking after the dead man's smart-mouthed adolescent daughter. [More]

Starring: Charles Durning, Kathleen Turner, Jay O. Sanders

Starring: Charles Durning, Kathleen Turner, Jay O. Sanders

Director: Jeff Kanew

Director: Jeff Kanew

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Jun 4, 2002

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  • V.I. Warshawski
  • When brute force isn't enough to handle the human sludge of the Chicago underworld, private investigator V.I. Warshawski pulls out two of her most lethal weapons -- powerful charm and the skill of a woman who knows all the right moves. A tough-talking, fiercely independent, sexy P.I. with a weakness for pretty shoes, Warshawski is armed with brains and seductive sex appeal. When pushed to the edge, Warshawski can play hardball with the Windy City's most wanted, including a cold-blooded killer who has murdered Boom-Boom Grafalk, an ex-hockey player who has caught her eye. A just cause is reason enough for Warshawski to take on a new case, and when Boom-Boom's 13-year-old daughter, Kat, retains the detective to ferret out her father's killer, V.I. uncovers a startling conspiracy for murder and money.
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    As inelegant as its title.

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    Emanuel Levy
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    A highly enjoyable jaunt in action-thrill land

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    Janet Maslin
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    It's okay. It's not great. It kills time.

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    04/24/03
    Mark Palermo
    Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

    The V stands for 'Very," the I "Idiotic." I don't know what letter stands for the end of Kathleen Turner's career.

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    Alex Sandell
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    The start of Turner's cinematic downward spiral

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