star rating represent saturday night friday night friday morning sunday night monday morning a notably bad actor and get by on his ( now fade ) look rather than any strong dramatic talent and richard gere have always occupy a rather curious position in the american hollywood scene and always a sure bet in lead man role who still hold a notable presence today . but nowadays he seem to have settle more into these sort of direct to dvd or limited release role and a such maybe seem to be more settle in his forte now . he have to draw on some stern matter here as harden and cynical case worker earl babbage and one such worker assign to a few hundred sex offender in one area of the u and who along with his new protégé allison allthrop ( claire dane ) must take to his late case and delve into the abduction of a young woman while try to forgive himself for a case he fail on age ago . this be a certain dive into the darker side of humanity and tread on material definitely not for the squeamish or those look for light view . and a such it a pretty strong and compelling film and unflinching and not constrain by it direct to dvd budget . the only thing really pull it back be the overly use jittery and fast cutting camera sequence use in the more dramatic moment that look a bit corny after a while . but it still some of the solid material i have see gere in and relentlessly get darker and more over the edge a it go on . .