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Movie Info

Disgraced ex-policeman Nick Starkey (Kevin Kline) is brought back to the force by his brother Frank (Harvey Keitel) to help find a serial killer loose in New York City. Unconventional and misunderstood, Nick figures out the killer's patterns while wooing both his own sister-in-law, Christine (Susan Sarandon), and the mayor's daughter Bernadette (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). The police arrest a suspect, but Nick thinks they have the wrong man, so he attempts to find the murderer on his own.

Rating:

R
Genre:

drama, comedy, crime
Original Language:

English
Director:

Pat O'Connor
Producer:

Norman Jewison
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 18, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA):

$4.3M
Runtime:

1h 37m
Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Kevin Kline
Nick Starkey

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Bernadette Flynn

Susan Sarandon
Christine Starkey

Harvey Keitel
Police Commissioner Frank Starkey

Danny Aiello
Captain Vincent Alcoa

Rod Steiger
Mayor Eamon Flynn

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Critic Reviews for The January Man

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (12)

It wants to be zany but violent, satirical but slapstick, romantic but cynical. It wants some of its actors to rant and rave like amateur tragedians, and others to reach for subtle nuances. And it wants all of these things to happen at the same time.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Too many of the performances need a lot of toning down. But the whole movie revels in its own daffiness, which gives it an engaging personality all its own.

January 5, 2018 | Full Review…

Richard Freedman
Newhouse News Service
The film sets out to be large, dramatic and powerful -- as well as endearing -- and misses on every point.

December 12, 2017 | Full Review…

Cathy Burke
United Press International
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July 2, 2005 | Rating: 1/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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June 9, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
good mystery

May 23, 2004 | Rating: 3/5

Fred Topel
About.com
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April 6, 2004 | Rating: 2/5

Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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January 12, 2004 | Rating: 2/5

Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
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September 6, 2003 | Rating: 1/5

Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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February 18, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

Cory Cheney
Urban Tulsa Weekly
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December 18, 2002 | Rating: 2/5

Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)
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October 4, 2002 | Rating: 2/5

Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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Audience Reviews for The January Man

Sep 06, 2010

I re-watched this recently, and I just had to lower my rating for it, it's worse than I remembered it. The story is predictable, cliched, and none of the characters are very interesting, especially the main guy played by Kline, who can't act. The rest of the cast is good, but they don't get a good script to work with. I did not like this movie.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Feb 27, 2009

Another overdone serial killer movie.

Sunil J Super Reviewer
Feb 09, 2009

One of the most uneven films I've seen in recent years. The cast and acting is amazing, the story interesting and a few scenes are fantastic. Then, when you least expect it, comes the scene where everything is flawed and you wonder if it's the same movie, or the same director. Many scenes are 5/5 stars and several scenes are 0/5. I did like it so the grade still represents a film that is both watchable and recommended.

Stefan P Super Reviewer
Jan 14, 2009

Wretched writing and poorly directed. I can give you six good reasons why this film should have been a hell of a lot better: Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello, Rod Steiger and Alan Rickman.

Randy T Super Reviewer