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Where to begin with Crossing Jordan? How about implausible, badly written, and chock full of pointless gimmicks that just don't work in this context. Quincy should have pronounced this show DOA (ie dead on arrival) and other than a chance for people to ogle Ms. Hennessey there's no entertainment value here.
The current incarnation of the original Law & Order suffers from ennui, the plots are boring, the actors who play the attorneys are boring (and quite possibly bored with their roles), the actors who play the cops still have their one-liner moments but there's no *there* there.
Enter Criminal Intent...
CI doesn't really follow the Mothership's formula - yes it has cops and yes it has an assistant district attorney but no you can't tell time by it (ie forget the cops to attorneys switch at the half hour point in the show). CI is also not an ensemble piece, the quirky but brilliant Vincent D'Onofrio's Detective Bobby Goren is the star. That being said, the supporting cast still lend enough cleverness in their portrayals to keep this show a little off balance, a little unpredictable and thus utterly delightful. Courtney B. Vance's ADA Carter has the fire of a young Jack McCoy, the manners of Ben Stone, and an intellect and dignity all his own. Plus Kathryn Erbe lends a little groundedness to balance the eccentric D'Onofrio and Jamey Sheridan exercises a terrific under-the-radar wit that you don't usually find built into a police captain.
Thank goodness it's *not* the same old same old, it's Law & Order for viewers whose brains aren't on auto pilot.
Enter Criminal Intent...
CI doesn't really follow the Mothership's formula - yes it has cops and yes it has an assistant district attorney but no you can't tell time by it (ie forget the cops to attorneys switch at the half hour point in the show). CI is also not an ensemble piece, the quirky but brilliant Vincent D'Onofrio's Detective Bobby Goren is the star. That being said, the supporting cast still lend enough cleverness in their portrayals to keep this show a little off balance, a little unpredictable and thus utterly delightful. Courtney B. Vance's ADA Carter has the fire of a young Jack McCoy, the manners of Ben Stone, and an intellect and dignity all his own. Plus Kathryn Erbe lends a little groundedness to balance the eccentric D'Onofrio and Jamey Sheridan exercises a terrific under-the-radar wit that you don't usually find built into a police captain.
Thank goodness it's *not* the same old same old, it's Law & Order for viewers whose brains aren't on auto pilot.
Okay the premise of this movie is a little silly. Our protagonist Jimmy O'Connor (James Stanek) is caught between three conflicting career paths - his family wants him to become a fireman just like them, his best friend has mob ties, and he secretly yearns to be an actor and get out of Brooklyn. Borough Of Kings aka Brooklyn Sonnet has some moments that even a TV movie would be ashamed of plotwise but Philip Bosco and Joseph Lyle Taylor turn in amusing respective performances as a mob don and a street level thug. Watch for Olympia Dukakis in a small but amusing role as a director with a very modern take on Hamlet.