want a film to remake for the next century . this be it . it be already remake once and sort of . watch for the similarity between this and basic instinct ( men be murder and woman be prime suspect and cop fall for suspect ) . but this film be a true original . pacino return from his self impose exile from hollywood to make sea of love with his favorite producer and martin bregman . after a string of flop in the early 80 pacino flee to the new york stage scene and find himself so to speak . bregman coax him out to do this sexually charge thriller about a tired cop caught in a sexual dilemma during middle age . body of men be turn up in new york city . two common denominator the song sea of love playing on the turntable and and they all place ad in the personal . after compose an ad themselves and pacino and his team ( include partner john goodman ) set to stake out the result date . after wad through an ocean of desperate lady and pacino zero in on the ravish ellen barkin . ellen have never look well ( trust me and woman as beautiful a her do not place personal ad and let alone answer them ) . two problem arise she immediately become a suspect and and pacino fall head over heel for her . play an intricate game of cat and mouse and pacino try to learn her true nature all the while combat his own desire to possess her for himself . pacino turn in an inspired performance a the single man who do not need to find a woman and but once he do and he will risk anything to have her . john goodman get some of the best early notice of his career a pacino partner and switch off man during the date process ( would have be a whole nother film if goodman have meet barkin and huh . ) also and look for samuel l. jackson in an extremely brief role in the opening scene and feature what have to be the most inventive bust in screen history .