Night Falls on Manhattan
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  • Starring: Andy Garcia, Lena Olin, Richard Dreyfuss
  • Summary: Sean Casey (Garcia) is just another idealistic assistant D.A. - until his prosecution of a cop-killing drug lord catapults him into the center of New York's tempestuous political arena. Vowing to follow the clues wherever they lead, the young D.A. embarks on a search for the truth that will force him to question his faith in the law, his loyalty to loved ones and his place in a system where justice is the ultimate con. (Paramount)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    100
    A string of unlikely events and coincidences set off Night Falls, and Lumet makes them believable the old-fashioned way: through interaction with a screen full of strongly drawn, fully dimensioned, psychologically valid characters.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    80
    Starting with its romantic and inappropriate title, this is an old-fashioned melodrama, the same movie about police corruption and a cultural crisis of morality that Lumet has been making since the 70s, starting with "Serpico".
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Angie Errigo
    60
    It's good to know that the widely liked but underused Andy Garcia has here a juicy dramatic role he can get his chops into.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    30
    Without serious political and ethical stakes, the story limps to a halt, shrouded in platitude and faux drama.

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