Gritty police thriller
“No Mercy” is a standard cops-and-bad-guys thriller with two attractive leading players that follows a familiar playbook in terms of plot but does manage some exciting action sequences along the way.<br /><br />Chicago cop Eddie Jillette (Richard Gere), attempting to avenge the murder of his partner, learns that beautiful blonde Michel Duval (Kim Basinger) may be implicated in the crime. She is reputed to be in New Orleans and Jillette heads South to track her down. He discovers that Michel is the “property” of brutal crime boss Losado (Jeroen Krabbe). When he tries to arrest her, they become handcuffed to one another and he loses the key. With Losado’s thugs in pursuit, intent on killing them both, this proves problematic, especially when they escape to the bayou.<br /><br />The role of Jillette is not exactly fresh, Gere gives the character plenty of indignation, anger, brash courage, and raw determination. Jillette is obsessed with finding Losado and making him pay. This drives the plot and Gere’s performance is instrumental in keeping us involved.<br /><br />As might be expected, you can’t have two good-looking leads not form a romantic relationship. Sure enough, Jillette and Michel become far more than adversaries as they become prey first to Losado and later his hunters. The chemistry between Gere and Basinger is pretty solid, though Basinger appears to be acting on a different level from Gere.<br /><br />As Basinger expertly conveys that Michel’s cool attitude and fashionable clothing mask a vulnerable, terrorized victim, she elicits our sympathy. Michel is involved with a dangerous criminal and, as a witness to the murder of Jillette’s partner, she has become expendable. Jillette’s hard-nosed attitude toward Michel softens when he learns the kind of life she’s had. She was sold to Losado as a child and has been his slave ever since.  As “the girl” in a testosterone-fueled movie, Basinger doesn’t have much to do, but she makes the most of it.<br /><br />This type of film depends not only on its quality but also on that of the villain. Krabbe, in a role with limited dialogue, makes an imposing, scary presence with his rigid stature, menacing expression, and unsettling line readings enhanced by long leather coat and stylized ponytail. A cold- blooded killer who enjoys watching his victims die slowly, Losado is simultaneously dangerous and creepy. Krabbe is a welcome change from typical gangsters in that he doesn’t announce how lethal he is, he simply shows it.<br /><br />Another interesting twist is Jillette’s commanding officer, Captain Stembowski (George Dzunda, “The Deer Hunter”). Instead of a boss who’s constantly trying to restrain his cop, Stembowski is willing not only to look the other way about Jillette’s methods but actually enable him to avenge the murder of his partner for the sake of the department.<br /><br />In an appropriately unctuous role, William Atherton portrays effete wealthy Southerner Allan Deveneux, who dismisses Jillette’s inquiries as inconvenient intrusions until Jillette makes it clear that he means business. Deveneux is the kind of arrogant character you love to see being put in his place.<br /><br />Director Richard Pearce includes a few car chases, plenty of gunplay, fist fights, and even a conflagration to amp the excitement. The action scenes are nicely choreographed. A climactic sequence has a great deal of suspense and shows Jillette’s cleverness in planning for an inevitable confrontation with Losado and his gang. The middle of police thrillers sometimes drags but, to Pearce’s credit, he keeps the pace brisk, with action sequences in abundance. Though not well known these days, “No Mercy” is an entertaining, if not exactly original, 80s thriller.<br />seven theatrical trailers.<br /><br />“No Mercy” is a well made thriller that delivers action, star power, and a memorable bad guy. With elements of film noir, it deals with the underbelly of society in a gritty screenplay with an overused premise, variations on generic characters, coarse language, and a straightforward narrative.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Screen greats Richard Gere (Internal Affairs) and Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential) sizzle in a searing action thriller of passion and murder, No Mercy. Gere stars as Eddie Jillette, a tough, uncompromising cop whose vow to avenge his partner’s death draws him into a torrid affair with the only witness, the murderer’s girlfriend. Basinger is the sultry Cajun beauty Michel, caught in the war between Gere and vicious crimelord Losado (Jeroen Krabbé, The Fugitive), the man who possesses her. Jillette’s vendetta takes him from the streets of Chicago to the violent underworld of New Orleans, where he abducts Michel to flush out Losado. He escapes into the treacherous bayou with his unwilling captive, but as their pursuers close in and the danger mounts, so does their lust for each other. Out of time and out of luck, Jillette confronts Losado in an explosive climax where there is…No Mercy. Directed by Richard Pearce (Heartland, Country), written by James Carabatsos (Heartbreak Ridge, Hamburger Hill) and co-starring George Dzundza (Basic Instinct), William Atherton (Die Hard), Terry Kinney (The Firm), Bruce McGill (Law Abiding Citizen) and Ray Sharkey (Wise Guys)..