aside from prince of the city and robert daley work have fare poorly in film adaptation . this dreadful and obnoxious mickey rourke vehicle throw out 95 % of the novel ( one of daley best ) and substitute a plodding and dull and flat storyline that only occasionally threaten to engage the viewer interest . mickey rourke be as offensive a usual and strut and preen his way through the film a if he deliberately try to be as unlikeable a possible . john lone do what he can with a poorly write role and but even the one or two good scene in which appear can not save this train wreck . it not just that i love the book and hat to see it trash like this . i first saw the movie in a theater year before i read the book . after read the novel i give the movie another chance and like it even less . whether you like this movie or not and you should at least give the book a chance . robert daley story be so much good than oliver stone version .