were digitized by Cornell University Library and Boo-Hooray Gallery from 2012-2014 from an assemblage of photographic print and negatives contained in The Joe Conzo Photographic Collection held in the Cornell Hip Hop Collection, part of Cornell's Rare and Manuscript Collections. The low-resolution copies found on this site may be used for non-profit, educational purposes. Yeah, it's not really innovative, but it's pretty decently made, has great atmosphere, look, mood, and tone, the performances are good, and it's pretty watchable and entertaining.This item is protected by copyright, and the copyright holder is Cornell University. The critics seem to miss the point with this one.
I liked the music, but I could have used more of it. As much as I liked this movie, I can't say I'd want to visit that place during that time. There's some really good long deep focus shots and some nice lighting and framing here as well. It was shot on location throughout The Bronx, and things look quite realistic, run down and grimy. What works best here though, is the location shooting, and the cinematography. Asner, Wahl, and Aiello are also all likewise decent. Her memoir gives some intersting details about how she prepared for this movie, as well as some good information about it in general. She does a really good job, and exhibits some fine method acting. Pam Grier (who sadly doesn't have as much screen time as I had hoped) has a small but memorable supporting role as a junkie prostitute/murderer.
As his love interest, a nurse who also happens to be a junkie, Rachel Ticotin is okay, but not really excellent or anything. Newman does a pretty good and believable job in the lead. I mean the film is guilty of numerous genre cliches, but what film isn't? Aside from that though, I don't have too many other issues.
However, there are a few scenes that feel like they've been suddenly cut short, and the transitions between them feel really abrupt and choppy. The film is somewhat of a character study, and it has a very loose, episodic flow, instead of a rigidly structured plot. This is a gritty, cynical, yet still entertaining film about a nistly decent but burnt out veteran beat cop dealing with the continually worsening decay that has overtaken The Bronx. It may have been released in 1981, but this film sure has the look, feel, and sounds of the 1970s all over, and that's just fine by me.
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