'Some men get the whole world,' Kim Basinger says. 'Others get an ex-hooker and a trip to Arizona.' The camera pauses on the man who has got the world, an ambitious, heroic, decorated and promoted policeman. The actor is Guy Pearce, his face narrow and eager, all sharp planes and angles. He doesn't look too pleased. The film ends.

LRB 1 January 1998 | PDF Download