It's the 1970's Texas. Undercover officer Jim Raynor (Jason Patric) works under Lt. Dodd (Sam Elliott) and picks recent grad Kristen Cates (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to be his partner. Raynor is after drug dealer Will Gaines (Gregg Allman). Raynor pushes Cates to do real drugs rather than faking it as taught in school. They infiltrate the crime world but their drug addictions interfere with the investigation.
Jason Patric is in his greasy long hair sleazy goodness. Jennifer Jason Leigh portrays her drug-addicted spiral downward beautifully. The movie doesn't shy away from the drug use. Instead, it dives in head first. It's grimy, dirty and ugly. The story could probably be squeezed into ninety minutes. It's running a little too long at two hours. There are stretches of slow sections but the movie remains compelling.
Jason Patric is in his greasy long hair sleazy goodness. Jennifer Jason Leigh portrays her drug-addicted spiral downward beautifully. The movie doesn't shy away from the drug use. Instead, it dives in head first. It's grimy, dirty and ugly. The story could probably be squeezed into ninety minutes. It's running a little too long at two hours. There are stretches of slow sections but the movie remains compelling.