One Good Cop | | Cast : | Michael Keaton, Rene Russo | | Director : | Heywood Gould | | Studio : | Buena Vista Home Vid | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | May 03, 1991 | | DVD Released Date : | March 04, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | July 29, 2005 | | Summary | They killed his partner, threatened his family... Now he'll do anything to keep them alive! | Content
 | First of all... 1991 had a huge year of excellent movies. Such as Boyz N The Hood, Beauty and the Beast, Cape Fear, My Girl, Point Break, Silence of the Lambs, and Terminator 2. So you can see why One Good Cop was passed up by many people yeah? It was even harder for Keaton fans to catch this... getting released right in between the two Batman films. I think, that makes this movie even better though... it's rare quality.
Michael Keaton... one of my favorite actors. He's been a super hero(Batman), he's been a villian prisoner(Desperate Measures), a great comedian(Multiplicity,Mr. Mom), and a lot of fun(Beetlejuice). For a dramatic tearful detective role, One Good Cop was made for Keaton.
Rene Russo... at the time was on the rise. Going on to do two huge films right after this with Leathal Weapon 3(Gibson,Glover), and Outbreak(Dustin Hoffman). In One Good Cop, playing Keaton's wife, was great dramatic stuff.
Benjamin Bratt... for his first movie ever was fantastic, portraying the hotshot rookie cop replacement to the murdered LaPaglia. If you love Benjamin Bratt as a fan, watch him in the 1993 flick Bound By Honor:Blood In Blood Out... I recommend it.
Anthony LaPaglia(Innocent Blood), Rachel Ticotin(Total Recall), and Kevin Conway(the mail man in Funny Farm)... were excellent for a supporting cast.
Like the title for this review says... a father, of his murdered partners kids, seeks justice with the drug dealer who threatens him. One Good Cop for it's actors, its story, its passion... is one of the most underrated movies of 1991! |
| Rating | | | Date | March 06, 2004 | | Summary | Chance, circumstance, compassion, loss - a journey. | Content
| This is an interesting psychological journey of One Good Cop (Michael Keaton) who makes a decision to do something wrong. One thought stands out in the movie, and will probably stay with me for a long time: People make millions in drug money while law abiding, honest people can barely afford to keep a roof over their heads. That truth is relevant. Keaton was excellent in showing the honesty of a cop who loses his partner of eight years. It is easy to see how deep the bond of friendship is between shield carrying brothers or sisters. They can't really share their day at home with family and loved ones because it would drag their family through the underworld garbage as well. That barrier, however, is hard on a marriage, but remains in place because cops do want to protect the good guys. Keaton is given the guardianship of his partner's children. Rene Russo is beautiful in her role as Keaton's wife; always wanting children, but unable to bear them. Suddenly life gives her a family -- and these children need two loving guardians to have a healthy survival of the loss of both of their parents. They do not need to be separated into three foster homes or adopted by different families. However, there is simply not enough money to take care of them. Neither Keaton nor Russo want to lose these three little girls who brought a new kind of love and laughter into their tiny home. And tiny it is -- one bedroom, where the girls now sleep together, a living room, kitchen, and bathroom. The significance of the lodgings is the impetus for the crime. The question arises: is stealing from criminals, in order to take care of the children they turned into orphans, sactioned? Benjamin Bratt is filled with his usual bravado, and he is also a good cop. In fact, the entire supporting cast is well chosen. Even Bratt agrees with the police captain's decision when ultimately the crime is exposed. This is good drama, a strong story, and the psychological journey is worth the trip. I give is four stars. Victoria Tarrani |
| Rating | | | Date | November 09, 2003 | | Summary | one good movie | Content
| Michael Keaton has been in some good movies and this is one of them. One Good Cop is more of an action drama than a "shoot em/kill em" type movie. It has a good story and you care about what happens to the characters. If you are a Michael Keaton fan or just like entertaining cop stories then this movie is one to see. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 20, 2001 | | Summary | A sentimental action drama... go figure | Content
| Widowed cop Stevie Diroma (Anthony LaPaglia) dies on the job. His partner Artie Lewis (Michael Keaton) decides to take care of his three daughters for a while. Artie's infertile wife (Rene Russo) would like to adopt them, but given his salary they live in a small apartment, so the kids will end up in adopting agency. Therefore Artie decides to stick up the drug dealer responsible for Diroma's death and use the money to buy a big house where he can live with the children. Is he supposed to be a 'good' cop? A bad cop isn't necessarily Harvey Keitel in Ferrara's 'Bad Lieutenant'. Innocent people get killed due to his smart idea but he gets away with it because his colleagues cover some things up. In a world where the Internal Affairs DO exist this movie makes no sense. An overlong and unfocused sentimental cop drama that ends with an ordinary shoot-out. Won't go down well with neither action nor drama fans. |
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