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Crime Broker

 

Picture: C     Sound: C+     Extras: D     Film: C

 

 

I like Jacqueline Bisset and think it is a shame she never got the career or respect she deserved.  Critics went after her after The Deep in 1978 and unlike Jessica Lange suffering the same scathing from the 1976 King Kong, she did not bounce back like she deserved.  Relegated to TV work much of the time, Ian Barry’s Crime Broker (1993) was one of her few recent theatrical film releases, playing a judge up to an advanced robbery plot.

 

What feels like a bad version of Peter Yates’ Suspect (1986) in reverse, the female lead is sexually interesting (Cher was in the other film) and exceptionally intelligent and able-bodied.  Of course, things go wrong and the film tries to take some turns that do not work, but Bisset is appealing enough that you can see why this got greenlighted.

 

The 1.33 X 1 image is softer than usual, especially for a theatrical release.  It is hard to tell if this is a tunnel vision transfer or if the film was shot in a block and then soft matted for its theatrical release.  The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo has no surrounds, though this was a Dolby theatrical release.  It is the A-type analog Dolby, though, so must only be so dynamic to begin with.  There are no extras, but those who like Bisset will still want to see this once.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo


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