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HavingwitnessedhisjunkiefatherkilledRussellStevensgrowsuptobecomeapolicemanandmakeadifference.WhenheisofferedanundercoverjobbyGeraldCarverheacceptsandbeginstobuildarelationshipwithDavidJasoninordertogettothemaindealers.Howeverasheisforcedtodealdrugsandkilltokeephiscoverhefindsthelinesbetweencopandcriminalbeinglost–isheacoppretendingtobeadealeroradealerpretendingtobeacop?Larry(ashewasthen)Fishburne'sfirstleadrolewasatypicallydarkvehicle.Thestoryistheusualoneofcoplosinghimselfwhenundercover,howeveritmanagestobemorethanthatformostofthetime.Co-writtenbyTolkin,whowroteThePlayer,thisnaturallyhasanicecynicaledgetoitwhenitlooksattheUS'shypocriticalapproachtodrugcontrolandthepoliticallinksbetweenthestreethustlersandthepoliticalhighrollerswhocourtrespectability.Thestorydoeseventuallysettleintoatraditionalsettingbuteventhenitworkswellasathriller.Themulti-talentedBillDukedirectswellwithagrittyfeelandafewnicetouches.Howeverseveralthingsareabitiffy.FormostofthefilmFishburne'snarration/voiceoverisabitlikeacrossbetweenApocalypseNowandBladeRunner–itcomesacrossasalittletoodarkandheavyandalsoexplainsthingslikewecan'tfigureitoutourselves.Howeveronceyougetintothefilmit'snotasbigadeal.Mymainproblemlieswiththecharacters.Fishburneisexcellent,arealmodelofunderlyingangerandviolence,GoldblumisgoodbutperhapsalittleOTTontheyuppie/violencething,butthere'sgoodsupportfromSmithandSpinCity'sbeautiful(andoftenunderused–butnothere)VictoriaDillard.Howeverthetwomainwhitecharacters(GoldblumandSmith)arebothsmearedwithracistinsinuations–Smithappearstoinsulthisblackofficersanddoesn'tcareaboutthejunkies,whileGoldblumisfascinatedaboutallthingsblackandtalksaboutthemaswildbeautifulbeastsandloveshavingsexwith"black'.Thesethingsaren'tamajorproblem,butwithbasicallyonlytwowhitecharactersinit,it'salittleworryingthatbotharegiventhatedge.Howevertheseareminorcomplaintsthatgetlostwithagoodthriller.FishburneexcelsandDukedeliversastorythatisagoodthrillerbutalsohasajaded,subversiveedge.

在教授父亲严格的教育下，裴语燕在校当个好学生、在家规矩练著琴，依循著父母的愿望，就像个牢笼裡的金丝雀安静地活著，能令她展现微笑的，是偶尔偷偷弹奏著被禁止接触的流行歌曲。她以为一切就这麽跟著父亲安排好的路走，高中毕业出国、念音乐、弹古典钢琴…直到她遇见了于皓，那个在街边干架的混混、那个衝进教室谢谢她的学生、那个拦住公车递上情书的男孩！父母双亡的于皓，在警察辉叔的照顾下，惊险地迈向高中毕业的日子。他和从小一起长大的单子、阿奇无论好坏总在一挂，在校内走路有风、在校外好强打斗。于皓记得那一日，向受伤的他迈出第一步的裴语燕一举一动，虽然两人世界天差地远，他仍忍不住抓住这令他心动的爱情。带著燕子速度狂飙、看著燕子微笑开心的样子，于皓决定用尽所有保护这闯入他青春岁月女孩…

大唐天宝年间，曹家村世代守护着一柄镇村宝刀。曹叔公欲将守刀人之位传给弟子，却左右为难：大弟子文远志大才疏，实力不足；二弟子文武沉稳可靠，却突患手抖之症，难以持刀。与此同时，各方势力早已对宝刀虎视眈眈，外有混混贼人明抢，内有村长暗中设局，宝刀甚至一度遭人调包。在种种艰难险阻之中，文远与文武将如何识破阴谋？他们又能否守住这柄世代相传的宝刀与家族使命？