Face Down

1997

Crime / Drama / Mystery

5
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 294 294

private detective

Director

Thom Eberhardt Photo
Thom Eberhardt

Top cast

J.K. Simmons Photo
J.K. Simmons as Herb Aames
Eugene Clark Photo
Eugene Clark as Captain McGuiness
Joe Mantegna Photo
Joe Mantegna as Bob Signorelli
Peter Riegert Photo
Peter Riegert as Lt. Coop Cooper
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987.54 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 4
1.79 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by merklekranz 6 / 10

Flawed but entertaining.....

Joe Mantegna fans will not be disappointed, as he delivers a gritty performance. Peter Riegert is totally acceptable as well. The storyline is complicated, sometimes difficult to follow, and padded with several unnecessary sex scenes which do little to advance the plot. The movie seems overlong, with too many coincidences. The noir crime aspects are glorified and not always believable. The final scene in the subway, while exciting, is a real "rubber band job" (stretch). Finally, after all the twists and turns the ultimate outcome is disappointing, because if there was a motive for all the murder and manipulation, it is murky and non-obvious. "Face Down" is never boring, but has plenty of flaws. - MERK
Reviewed by RedRider-2 8 / 10

Great whodunnit. Keeps you guessing (wrong) until the end!

I really liked this film. Joe Mantegna's character goes through a bit of a metamorphesis before it's over, and Kelly Maroney does a terrific job in her part as Merre. There's an awful lot of nudity and sex, but the film really wouldn't have been as good without it. By that I mean that it was important to the story line, and without it, there would have been some obvious gaps in the plot for the viewer. All of it is pretty matter of fact, and I don't think it went too far. The characters really get to you, and by the end of the flick, you're cheering for the good guys and warning them to "don't open that door!" This is a nice film to watch after the kids are asleep, and doesn't stretch your sense of incredulity. The characters are very three-dimensional and the plot never slows down. I give it a strong thumbs-up.
Reviewed by johndeckbose 8 / 10

Unusually Good

I'm stunned by how good this so-called TV flick is.The cast is top-notch: Joe Mantegna, always a favorite, mostly -- though not exclusively -- because of his Mamet work, as a disgraced NYPD detective working as a private dick; Kelli Maroney, one of the two sisters from the wacky zombie classic Night of the Comet, grown up and sexy as hell as the schizoid blonde bombshell, but still with the same crazy energy; Peter Riegert as the NYPD detective with a longstanding grudge for the Mantegna character, a former partner; rocker Adam Ant as the smarmy behind-the-scenes puppet master -- they all come together in a beautifully paced, complex noir that never takes a predictable turn.Thom Eberhardt's direction is solid throughout: the camera work is shockingly good for a TV film (considering the profanity and nudity, that description seems odd) and the actors deliver admirably. There are no false notes, no ridiculous plot holes -- just confused, conniving, ambitious people trying to either stay afloat or get ahead.The locations is where this movie scrimps. They're mostly backlot sets pretending to be NYC, and they look cheap and fake, but that's no one's fault. It's a low budget film. This same script, even with this fairly no-name cast, could easily be in the same league as Body Heat or Basic Instinct -- the only difference is the budget.
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