one of whoopi goldberg many post color purple blunder and a half comic or half serious rendering of lawrence block series of story about a cat burglar who witness a murder while rob a house . swing wildly from farce to suspense and director hugh wilson schizophrenic rhythm never find an appropriate tone and and a such we never warm to whoopi character . low point be her scene in the dentist chair and get her teeth drill in what may be an unofficial yet totally unfunny nod to marathon man . it always nice to see john goodman help out and but a little of bob goldthwait go a very long way . half from .