Quiet Cool

Clay Borris – 1986 – USA

By-the-numbers action flick only slightly redeemed by star James Remar, a fine actor who manages – (probably in spite of the director's influence) – to squeeze in some occasional nuances in his performance that are subtle and interesting.  He’s a New York cop, (the kind willing to charge his motorcycle into the subway to catch a pickpocket), who heads out to the country and finds that people can be just as nasty in the sticks.  Some kind of drug ring is holding the town hostage and killing anyone who gets in their way.  It’s up to badass Remar to take out the trash.  It’s all pretty stupid, but it’s just kind of nice to see Remar in a leading role, maybe one of his last.