Set in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of gang killings and Ann Osborne, a beautiful attorney from the D.A.'s police corruption task force in his office. He begins a relationship with her as the killings continue only to have charges filed against him for accepting bribes as he stumbles on a police corruption sting.
I love the police stories, the corruption angle, the idea of the mob being in New Orleans (which is true, but probably not very strongly so by the 1980s). What makes me give this such a low rating is the bizarre accents. I mean, what? No two people seem to have the same accent, and I have no idea what Quaid was trying to do. His acting is great, but the voice is atrocious. I would rather he spoke normal and we forgive him the lack of accent than be presented the voice he gives us here -- even if it might be more accurate (I really don't know).
I love the police stories, the corruption angle, the idea of the mob being in New Orleans (which is true, but probably not very strongly so by the 1980s). What makes me give this such a low rating is the bizarre accents. I mean, what? No two people seem to have the same accent, and I have no idea what Quaid was trying to do. His acting is great, but the voice is atrocious. I would rather he spoke normal and we forgive him the lack of accent than be presented the voice he gives us here -- even if it might be more accurate (I really don't know).