Homicide

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6.9/10

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Home video trailer for the film starring Joe Mantegna and William H. Macy

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Police Procedural Psychological Thriller Whodunnit Crime Mystery Thriller

A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

8.6K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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Trivia
The film began as an adaptation of David Mamet's friend William J. Caunitz's 1986 novel "Suspects". However, the more Mamet wrote, the more his story diverged from the source material until, with Caunitz's blessing, Mamet left the source book behind entirely, until ultimately the script became an original screenplay.

Goofs
When Detective Gold discovers the photo behind the picture, in the picture is a Hebrew sign referring to a road being built by the Labor Federation's (haHistadrut) Solel Boneh division. In the sign it's misspelled "Vistadrut - Solel Bono".

Quotes
Tim Sullivan: Bob, I'm gonna tell you what the old whore said, and this is the truest thing I know: "When you start cumming with the customers, it's time to quit."

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Frankie and Johnny/Homicide/Little Man Tate/Ricochet/Shattered (1991)

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Not great

I am a huge fan of Mamet and there's an excellent cast - even the mighty Roger Deakins as DOP. But this movie doesn't work. The dialogue is stilted and forced - surely the last thing you'd expect from a Mamet script - the main character is weak and not credible as a detective. The plot is all over the place and the ending highly unsatisfactory.