Second viewing; previously viewed on October 14, 1990.
A Detroit cop takes a vacation in Beverly Hills with the intent of investigating the murder of a childhood friend. Over there he is tailed by the local police and ends up interacting with them in the pursuit of the murderer, who happens to be an important art dealer who is involved in drug dealing and other shady businesses.
This is probably the most shocking case of a very good film which I utterly (and mysteriously) failed to enjoy on my first viewing. And when one looks at the complicated production process it underwent, and the several catastrophic paths it nearly took, its artistic (and popular) success is nothing short of a miracle. The script is almost flawless in its seamless integration of humor, action stunts and plot. And it is very competently rendered into images. The dazzling opening credits sequence deserves a special mention.
Rating: 71 (up from 28)
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