Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who’s terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.
Q-tips say: Was good. Modern critics will hate it because it’s not the same MESSAGE that they demand from every single piece of art about humanity. This film contains a Christian black detective trying to atone for his sins while trying to guard an conscious Egyptian detective from making the same mistakes he did.
Mrs. Q says: The ending might be a letdown, but there’s a welcome focus on the emotional toll taken by police work — and you can’t argue with that cast.