Striking Distance 1993 123movies

Watch: Striking Distance 1993 123movies, Full Movie Online – Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) is a maverick cop in pursuit of a sadistic serial killer. Demoted to river patrol after suggesting to the press the killer may be a police officer, he initiates an unauthorized investigation with his new partner (Sarah Jessica Parker)..
Plot: Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence.
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Ratings:

	5.8/10 Votes: 43,410
	17% | RottenTomatoes
	36/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 686 Popularity: 12.724 | TMDB

Reviews:

Not Your Ordinary Action Film, Very Underrated
More than any film I can remember in a long time, I have never understood why this film hasn’t gotten higher ratings than it has. The plot, while not ingenious (and even somewhat predictable) is still exciting and will keep you engrossed.

The film’s creators get a lot of points in my book for locale creativity. Instead of setting the film in some predictable location such as New York, Los Angeles, Miami or San Francisco they set it in Pittsburgh, PA, definitely not your ordinary movie location. It’s one that adds a wonderful freshness to the movie however.

The location shooting is outstanding. The scenery is different and excellent, the photography is great, even spectacular in places and the action is on a par with some of the best action films ever, including Bullitt. Who would normally think to expect extensive boating and water action in a state as synonymous with mountains as Pennsylvania is? That alone is worth taking a look at this movie.

I do not usually care much for Bruce Willis. I thought he was very well cast in this movie however and Sara Jessica Parker added extra special chemistry. The cast is much better than average overall and includes such outstanding actors as Andre Braugher, of the outstanding tv series “Homicide”. I thought that the casting in general, as well as the photography, location and action very adequately made up for any possible deficiencies in the plot itself.

I would warn that there is extensive foul language in this film, more than is necessary even for a film of this genre in my opinion and probably it’s biggest drawback. I would still say that the film is well worth watching when your in the mood for some escapist fun and action fare. As I said earlier, I think the film deserves higher ratings than it’s gotten so far. I’ve watched it twice now (it was just as good the second time, in fact even better) and that definitely won’t be the last time I watch it.

I quite liked it, not a classic but entertaining enough.
Striking Distance is set in Pittsburgh where Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) has just had to testify against his partner & cousin Jimmy Detillo (Robert Pastorelli), on his way to a policeman’s ball with his father Vincent (John Mahoney) they get a call to say that a wanted murderer is being pursued. The two Hardy’s decide to help out & give chase but end up crashing their car, when Tom regains consciousness he finds the murder suspect gone & his father dead. Two years later & Tom has been forced to take a job as a river patrol man as he has become an alcoholic loser, suddenly dead bodies begin to be found in the rivers around Pittsburgh that Tom patrol. Tom is convinced the killer is back but discovers that officially the new murders have no connection to the earlier ones, Tom is sure that a big cover-up is going on & that the killer is targeting him personally…

Written & directed by Rowdy Herrington there doesn’t seem to be much love for this much maligned action thriller with even star Bruce Willis saying ‘it sucked’ while on a chat-show in 2004, hey Bruce I have news for you Striking Distance is nowhere near the worst film you have appeared in. Hudson Hawk (1991), Color of Night (1994) & Cop Out (2010) anyone? Anyway, Striking Distance was known under the title Three Rivers during production & is a decent enough action thriller. One suspects that maybe Willis was trying to star in another Die Hard (1988) but his character here is much less likable or quotable. The script is nothing more than a string of cop film clichés stringed together around a fairly basic murder mystery plot & every so often there’s a big action set-piece. As it is I quite liked Striking Distance, there are a few decent one-liners, the character’s although clichéd are given life by a good cast or pro’s & there’s enough action here to satisfy most. There’s a particularly good car chase at the start. As I said the clichés come thick & fast, a disgraced alcoholic cop, a cover-up, a killer who taunts the cops, feelings of guilt & remorse & loss, honour & family connections. At just under 100 minutes maybe it’s a little long but there’s enough going on to keep ones interest even if the murder mystery may be a little easy to figure out & a bit too improbable to take seriously. Also the ending features a little overkill when it comes to the villain dying as he comes back from apparently being dead at least four times in ten minutes!

There are some good action set-pieces here including a great car chase with one of my personal favourite moments from any chase from any film when the cars start jumping over those humps & shoot up in the air one behind the other. There are boat chases, shoot-outs, fights & a bit of suspense as a mystery killer stalks & kills a few people too. Nicely enough shot there’s not much style here but it looks alright.

With a supposed budget of about $30,000,000 this has the usual glossy Hollywood production values & is well made. There’s a very good cast here including Bruce Willis, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Brion James & Tom Atkins with the only weak link the ever awful Sarah Jessica Parker in an early role.

Striking Distance is a pretty good action thriller, it has a reasonable murder mystery, some clichéd cop drama & some good action scenes. It’s certainly no worse than a lot of routine Hollywood action thrillers, you could do a lot worse.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 42 min (102 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Crime, Mystery
Director Rowdy Herrington
Writer Rowdy Herrington, Marty Kaplan
Actors Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Stereo, SDDS (uncredited)
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (prints)
Film Length 2,785 m
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm