Despite the fact that it is already more than 20 years old, I admit that I had never heard of this movie before. That's quite difficult to understand, since there are a lot of famous actors to be seen in it. But apparently I'm not the only one. So far there are only about 700 people who have given this movie a rating.
Daryll Deever is a janitor in an office building in Manhattan who has one great passion: he is completely in love with Tony Sokolow, a TV reporter who he only knows from TV (he even tapes her commentary on a daily basis so he can watch it after work). When a wealthy Vietnamese man is murdered in the building where Daryll works, Tony shows up to cover the story. This is of course an excellent opportunity for Daryll to introduce himself to her and that's why he pretends to know more about the case. Of course she is interested and it doesn't take long before a romantic cat and mouse game between the two develops. But the killers think that Darryl and Tony really do know something and that's why they decide to go after them...
The best reason to watch this movie is the cast. It is always nice to see people like William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Morgan Freeman,... play an (important) role in a movie. But that's also about the only good reason that I can come up with when you want to know why you should watch this movie. The story isn't exactly world-shocking and the use of two - apparently independent - plots will not help you to forget that. OK, there are a couple of very nice scenes in this movie, but overall it isn't enough to save the sometimes implausible and predictable story line. But in the end I also have to admit that I've seen thrillers that are a lot worse than this one. That's why I give this movie a 6.5/10. It is far from perfect, but it's watchable.
Daryll Deever is a janitor in an office building in Manhattan who has one great passion: he is completely in love with Tony Sokolow, a TV reporter who he only knows from TV (he even tapes her commentary on a daily basis so he can watch it after work). When a wealthy Vietnamese man is murdered in the building where Daryll works, Tony shows up to cover the story. This is of course an excellent opportunity for Daryll to introduce himself to her and that's why he pretends to know more about the case. Of course she is interested and it doesn't take long before a romantic cat and mouse game between the two develops. But the killers think that Darryl and Tony really do know something and that's why they decide to go after them...
The best reason to watch this movie is the cast. It is always nice to see people like William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Morgan Freeman,... play an (important) role in a movie. But that's also about the only good reason that I can come up with when you want to know why you should watch this movie. The story isn't exactly world-shocking and the use of two - apparently independent - plots will not help you to forget that. OK, there are a couple of very nice scenes in this movie, but overall it isn't enough to save the sometimes implausible and predictable story line. But in the end I also have to admit that I've seen thrillers that are a lot worse than this one. That's why I give this movie a 6.5/10. It is far from perfect, but it's watchable.