Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer ... Read allKern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.
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- 1 win & 2 nominations
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- TriviaDenzel Washington's daughter Olivia Washington plays a role in the movie, her first appearance in a film starring her father, but the pair only have a brief onscreen exchange at the start of the film in a police station.
- Goofs(at around 1hr 36 mins) As "Deke" pulls through the light, his vehicle turns to the right to enter the freeway, yet the steering wheel never turns.
- Quotes
Joe 'Deke' Deacon: It's the little things that are important, Jimmy. It's the little things that get you caught.
- SoundtracksRoam
Written by Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Robert Waldrop
Performed by The B-52's
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Reasonably interesting, though had the potential to be brilliant. Started off well, with decent character development and an intriguing plot. Good casting and performances too. Denzel Washington puts in his usual solid performance, Rami Malek is good and Jered Leto does what he does best - act as a weird, off-the-wall character.
However, just when this looks set to be heading for something fantastic, cracks start to appear. The plot is less watertight and plausible and then it suddenly takes a rather tangential direction. This direction could have been a masterstroke if handled correctly but unfortunately it isn't. The ending is quite the damp squib. It is dressed up to appear quite profound but it isn't.
So quite disappointing in the end. If writer-director John Lee Hancock had stuck with the initial plot and made a tension-filled crime drama this could have been great. Instead he tries to take it in another direction and while this is more original, his plot is weak, making for an unsatisfying conclusion.
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- Nov 20, 2021
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- Also known as
- Pequeños secretos
- Filming locations
- Mosman's Steak House - 46643 60th St. West, Lancaster, California, USA(Open scene with woman running from pursuer)
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,342,746
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,705,527
- Jan 31, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $30,842,746
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1