this be a good thriller with some very shocking scene . it boast several interest character which i find pretty believable . james wood be lloyd hopkins a police detective who try to catch a serial killer whose prey be young and innocent woman . hopkins have a kind of a fixation on this type of female ( not unlike the russel crowe character in l. a. confidential ) . he think they have to be cured of this innocence at the early possible age and accordingly tell his own little daughter the gruesome possible bedtime story ( a great scene with a great little child actress ) . hopkins wife say he be a disturbed person and and one have to agree with her . in the course of the investigation hopkins find out that the owner of a feminist bookstore and kathleen mccarthy and play by lesley ann warren and be in some way link to the serial killer . hopkins and of course and hat feminist but somehow and for the sake of the investigation and he get into a relationship with mccarthy . this lead to a hilarious foreplay conversation with an end that make you rock with laughter . but real tragedy be never far away and even if the feminist character be a rather blunt caricature and her action and her reasoning be an essential and convincing part of the story . a further interesting point for me be the reference to born agains . they be not involve in the crime of this movie but seem to dominate the high echelon in the police hierarchy . hopkins partner warn him about them and tell him that he be at the top of their to retire list because of his shaky family life . hopkin superior be a known born again ( i go to church on sunday and to prayer meeting three time a week and but for the rest of the time i put god out of my mind and he say something like that ) . it be a very good and sensible performance by raymond j. barry a it do not and like in the case of the feminist and revert to stereotype . that captain seem to be strict but correct and acknowledge the talent of hopkins and criticize his failing in a fair if tight lipped way . he put hopkins on suspension which lead to a violent end many reviewer seem to appreciate . the production value and the pacing of this movie be above average and it deliver action and leave time for introspection on different level . i wish al pacino have have a look at this movie before he star in insomnia .