Sleazy neo-noir with an excellent cast and arguably the last great directorial effort from John Frankenheimer. Great turns from John Glover and Clarence Williams III as the villains. Roy Scheider makes a character not that likable into someone you can root for. This is a story about unpleasant people who do unpleasant things. That the female characters get the worst of it is almost certainly the headline in most modern reviews. It's the kind of movie they would not make today in a number of ways. But if you have the stomach for it, it's an effective thriller.
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