

Acting
Collins Jr. carries the whole damn thing.
Direction
Fisher's LA feels authentically suffocating.
Cinematography
Bleach-bypassed ugliness that works.

Director
Chris Fisher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was made for roughly $3 million and barely got a theatrical release, becoming a direct-to-DVD cautionary tale about post-Oscar career choices.
Released during the Rampart scandal's aftermath, it fictionalizes LAPD corruption that would later inspire 'Training Day' comparisons—unfairly, since this came first.