

A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
Acting
Newman's wounded dignity is a masterclass in restraint.
Cinematography
Pfeiffer's golden hour LA looks like a memory fading.

Director
Robert Benton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Newman did his own stunts at 73, including the pool scene fall that left him genuinely bruised.
Benton wrote this as a love letter to 70s neo-noir, but studio interference forced a happier ending than his bleak original draft.