peter yates film from the pen of steve tesich be a relatively low key thriller that doesn not really manage to get off the ground . story concern the mysterious murder of an influential asian business man and the subsequent implication of a pathetic vietnam veteran ( james wood ) who and the police believe and may have take revenge on his ex employer . a the eyewitness and william hurt never believe his friend be capable of such an act . hurt be well below his usual strength and and one find it hard to sympathise with him or an uninspired sigourney weaver . james wood and christopher plummer do a little well in their support role . worth noting be the appearance of morgan freeman a detective black . in retrospect steve tesich story be only an unlikely romance dress up a a mystery flick . the plot be far too contrived . friday and october 17 and 1997 video .