landress
I can be a bargain shopper. I believe that almost any movie is WATCHABLE, and if a title intrigues me in a bargain bin, I'll buy it. I saw Black & White on the discount shelf at Best Buy and decided to give it a chance as I tend to like police movies. Still, it had Gina Gershon, so I was hesitant even at the $5.99 price.It was a surprise though in that it was borderline enjoyable. What held it back was the direction. I feel like there was more to the script that got left out at times.I was expecting nothing so when I saw the opening credits, I was right at that point. The names of the actors, director, writers, producers all flash in and out of a quick, cut and paste scene. That was a horrible start to the movie.The beginning was equally horrible. There was the scene in the apartment that did not fit at all at the time. It seemed as if it was an excuse for Gina Gershon to appear semi-nude yet again. It drug on forever at the beginning.It isn't until the end that everything begins to fit together and you see the purpose of some of the earlier scenes. The final 30 minutes lead you one way, only to reveal a nice little twist to end the movie.If you can sit through the first 40 minutes without turning away, it will be well worth it. Gershon gives the best performance of her career, although I'm not sure how much that really says. The script is well written at times, and seems like filler at times. The direction was some of the worst I've ever seen, however, and that really limits the impact of the ending.
dromasca
'Black & White' is quite a conventional cop story. The script idea is quite interesting - a murder investigation that turns quickly in an internal police investigation involves a young (and Catholic!) cop and his sexy and more mature partner (Gina Gershon). Unfortunately, the good idea leads to a script full of logic holes (a several minutes shooting scene in a hospital at night without anybody hearing, for example!). Directing is heavy and conventional, makes the film difficult to watch, and spoils even the rather surprising final. The only reason that makes this film worth watching is Gena Gershon - she is a good actress, looks more attractive than ever - even in a cops uniform, and the role fits her perfectly. 6/10 on my personal scale.
bob the moo
Devout Catholic O'Brien becomes a cop and is assigned to partner tough cop Hugosian. However when "the left-eye" serial killer turns out to be working out of the precinct O'Brien begins to suspect that Huggs may be even tougher on criminals that she appears.This is a bog-standard TV movie with a slightly starry cast (Gherson, Silver). The story is pretty poor, with plenty of red-herrings and clues scattering all over the place. However it so clearly is pushing you in one direction that it lacks tension or any sense of interest. Basically all the clues point to Huggs to the extent that you know it's either her or it's building up to a big twist at the end.The performances are not great. Cochrane as O'Brien is OK - he does ok with his fall from grace into the sin of his partner's life (right up until the final transformation implied by the final shot which is too much to believe). Gherson is good, but overplays her role too much. She has done the tough vamp plenty of times before better than this (Basic Instinct, Bound). Silver just does his usual creepy role and everyone else just moves round in the background.Overall the plot is boring with a really poor twist at the end - a straight forward plot that sticks a silly twist in to save it's main stars. The performances are mixed but generally only ok. There are better good cop/bad cop movies than this you know!
rumphjr
Unworthy police-story. The woman is beautiful and erotic as every man wants. We know that. Stereotype! But the story is thin. At the end he shoots the woman. Why? Bad detective work. I became angry during the movie. Young and green this way: terrible. But: Put off your clothes because of the suspense was funny and good to remember.
AD
