Cold Around the Heart (1997)

Director:

John Ridley

Writer (WGA):

John Ridley (written by)

Release Date:

7 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller | Drama

Plot:

Killer-lovers Ned and Jude snatched a lot of diamonds in a jewellery store holdup, leaving three dead bodies...

Plot Keywords:

Hitchhiker | Diamonds | Escape | Gun | Beating With Belt

Awards:

1 win

Cast

David Caruso	...	Ned Tash
Kelly Lynch	...	Jude Law
Stacey Dash	...	Bec Rosenberg
Chris Noth	...	T
John Spencer	...	Uncle Mike
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Johnny 'Cokebottles' Costello
Richard Kind	...	Attorney Nabbish
Kirk Baltz	...	Detective Logan
Jennifer Jostyn	...	Waitress Inez
Tom McGowan	...	Gun Store Man
Mark Boone Junior	...	Angry Man
Jack Orend	...	Motel Man
Tracey Ross	...	Nurse Woman
Gareth Williams	...	Car Dealer Man
Richmond Arquette	...	Gas Station Man

Also Known As:

Cold Heart (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

Baumgarten-Prophet Entertainment

Movie Connections:

References "My Favorite Martian" (1963)

Caruso's worst film

Oh, David Caruso, is there any actor more underrated than this guy? I mean he's great in pretty much everything (barring "Proof of Life) and yet I never see him get any accolades. And THAT is a crying shame. So when I ran across this film while channel surfing one late night, it was a foregone conclusion that I would settle down to watch it. Anyways this movie's about a jewelery store holdup that goes wrong leaving Ned (Caruso) hospitalized after his lover/ co-hort in crime Jude (Kelly Lynch) leaves him bloodied and sore after she pushes him out of there speeding getaway car. Needless to say, Ned is a tad POed about this to say the least and goes on a journey of vengeance. Sadly poor David is the ONLY reason to watch this film as the plot is tired, the execution insipid, and most of the co-stars characters insufferable. Not the least being Stacey Dash who has the most awful dialog of the film (and THAT is saying a lot as the dialog of everyone else is no great shakes either) as Bec, a hitch-hiker whom Ned picks up. To say I was disappointment would be a vast understatement.

Eye Candy: Kelly Lynch offers T&A (it's very early in the film, so after that scene's over cut & run...trust me)

My Grade: D-