Eventually realizing that his brother was probably murdered, Jack starts snooping around, while his partner back in Vegas (JOHN C. McGINLEY) covers for him. His first stop is with Cliff Brumby (MICHAEL CAINE), the owner of the club that Ritchie managed. Brumby doesn't believe Jack's allegations of murder, but does tell him that Ritchie was having an affair with Geraldine (RHONA MITRA), a local barfly and associate of mobster and part-time porn producer, Cyrus Paice (MICKEY ROURKE).
Jack and Cyrus know each other from way back, and while he can't get anything from him, Paice unknowingly leads Jack to Jeremy Kinnear (ALAN CUMMING), a computer multimillionaire who uses Paice's services for female accompaniment, as well as Eddie (JOHNNY STRONG), one of the club's unsavory employees. Although he can't get any straight answers from any of the suspects, Jack continues to pursue the truth, carefully examining the surveillance tapes from Brumby's club, looking for anything that might offer any sort of clue.
As he continues his quest to find and punish those responsible for killing his brother, and tries to deal with his strained relationship with his brother's family as well as with Audrey (GRETCHEN MOL), his lover back in Vegas who wants to break up with him since she is his boss' girlfriend or wife, Jack begins to realize that maybe this isn't the life for him.
Such scenes may be unsettling or suspenseful to some viewers (but they're executed in such a flat fashion that little suspense is inherently present), while the actions of most of the characters (including the protagonist we're supposed to root for) exhibit extreme cases of bad attitudes. One such instance involves characters using a date rape like drug on women and then videotaping a man raping them (we only see non-explicit images of this although it's otherwise heavily suggested, while some women are seen kissing and a three-way encounter is somewhat implied).
Another character is involved in the porn industry and we briefly see extremely quick shots of his product (too fast to tell if anything explicit was shown) as well as hear some related female-based sexual sounds. Some brief sexually related talk is present, while profanity is rated as extreme due to more than 30 "f" words being used (along with other expletives and colorful phrases).
A few characters are briefly seen snorting cocaine, while others drink and smoke. Some tense family moments are present with a mother and apparent teenage daughter grieving somewhat over their husband/father's death. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for anyone in your home who wishes to see it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed content listings for more specific examples of what occurs in the film.
For those concerned with the repetitive flashing of bright lights on the screen, some of that occurs late in the film in a scene set at a party/dance.
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(2000) (Sylvester Stallone, Rachael Leigh Cook) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Moderate
Extreme
Mild
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
None
Moderate
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Moderate
Mild
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed October 6, 2000 / Posted October 7, 2000
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