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'Black & White' is quite a conventional cop story. The script idea is quite interesting - a murder investigation that turns quickly in an internal police investigation involves a young (and Catholic!) cop and his sexy and more mature partner (Gina Gershon). Unfortunately, the good idea leads to a script full of logic holes (a several minutes shooting scene in a hospital at night without anybody hearing, for example!). Directing is heavy and conventional, makes the film difficult to watch, and spoils even the rather surprising final. The only reason that makes this film worth watching is Gena Gershon - she is a good actress, looks more attractive than ever - even in a cops uniform, and the role fits her perfectly. 6/10 on my personal scale.

This is one of the movies that you stay to watch the sexy actress lead, in this case Gina Gershon, but at the end you say "What? Is that it?". There was plenty of promise with the rookie cop- experienced cop pairing and all the twists that went along. But it all falters towards the end. This is not necessarily a bad film, but it was boring, especially the second half. Gershon is stunning to watch, but that's about all the excitement you'd get in the 90 minutes. Five of 10 is the rating I'd give for this movie that should have achieved so much more.

An incomprehensible, slapdash film that looks as if it was edited with a meat cleaver. Scenes end for no reason, others appear almost out of context, and I am still waiting for a believable character to appear!

"Black and White", like Traci Lords' "Exramarital," the bachelor party turned deadly "Stag," and the Alyssa Milano clunker "Below Utopia" (or "Body Count" as it says on video) before it, premiered on HBO as if it was too bad for theatres. Unlike the other three though, "Black and White" is a decent movie. Gina Gershon stars as a "bad cop" who may be on a killing spree as well as fighting the law. "Dazed and Confused" star Rory Chochrane, who is a good Catholic boy, is teamed with her. Gershon's character has been seen before, possibly as Katherine Martell in "Basic Instict." But with the strong performance from Gershon, she seems more real.

Gershon is an immensely talented and underrated actress. Thanks to her "Black and White" is worthy of a look. 2 aND a HaLF STaRs OuT oF FoUR.

"Black & White" tells of a tough street-wise female cop (Gershon) and her rookie nice-guy partner (Cochrane) who become embroiled in an Internal Affairs investigation when the mounting evidence in a serial killer case begins to point to Gershon. With plotholes galore, this B-flick plays out like a dime novel on film as its make-it-up-as-you-go story serves up contrivance upon contrivance. Nonetheless, Gershon's character's psychodynamics are sufficiently intriguing to make this a suitable watch for the needy sofa spud into cop flix. (C-)

If you are a Gina Gershon's fan this is the movie for you. The film tries to hard, you are never disappointed when Ms Gershon on screen.

No one plays crazy/troubled like Ms Gershon, with the exception of Ms Leigh. I forget the author, he once stated you can pick the best actor or supporting actor performance for the Oscars, you are always wondering what they are doing off screen. This movie by any standard is not Oscar worthy, but you do wonder what Ms Version is doing off screen.

The supporting cast is adequate, it is Ms Gershon performance which stands above. Rory Cochrane is pedestrian and his character as the naive innocent rookie is standard, actually caring for him: you don't. Ron Silver: you seen one performance you seen them all. Alison Eastwood: I keep waiting for the one performance to separate her from other actresses, this is not the role or performance.

The plot: A naive man becomes involved with a trouble exciting woman.

Similar movies: Body Heat meets Basic instinct.

Worth a late night.

Devout Catholic O'Brien becomes a cop and is assigned to partner tough cop Hugosian. However when "the left-eye" serial killer turns out to be working out of the precinct O'Brien begins to suspect that Huggs may be even tougher on criminals that she appears.

This is a bog-standard TV movie with a slightly starry cast (Gherson, Silver). The story is pretty poor, with plenty of red-herrings and clues scattering all over the place. However it so clearly is pushing you in one direction that it lacks tension or any sense of interest. Basically all the clues point to Huggs to the extent that you know it's either her or it's building up to a big twist at the end.

The performances are not great. Cochrane as O'Brien is OK - he does ok with his fall from grace into the sin of his partner's life (right up until the final transformation implied by the final shot which is too much to believe). Gherson is good, but overplays her role too much. She has done the tough vamp plenty of times before better than this (Basic Instinct, Bound). Silver just does his usual creepy role and everyone else just moves round in the background.

Overall the plot is boring with a really poor twist at the end - a straight forward plot that sticks a silly twist in to save it's main stars. The performances are mixed but generally only ok. There are better good cop/bad cop movies than this you know!

Gina Gershon is extremely hot in this movie. A tough veteran cop, breaking in an innocent looking young catholic rookie. Although the movie is rather disjointed with some mediocre acting, I love Gershon's sensuality and... The story was strong enough to hold my interest beyond the sexy scenes with Gina. As she goes about 'breaking in' her new partner, the pretext was interesting as well as erotic. Ron Silvers' performance seemed especially poor. Allison Eastwood was a disappointment as well. Her young partner seemed to show some potential. The movie deteriorates rapidly as it gets convoluted. This cast and script should have produced an excellent movie. But, She makes it worth a watch!

This thriller movie is amazing, its one of the best movies cos it stars Gina Gershon in it. this film is quite violent, Gina Gershon's acting is excellent and shame she hasn't done anymore thrillers since 2017.

If I had to give an award for some of the worst acting, it would go to this movie. I was ashamed to see Gina Gershon doing so poorly in the role of a (crooked) uniformed police officer. Not only was the plot predictable, but the acting stunk. It surprised me because Gina did a great job as Castor Troy's girlfriend in FACE/OFF. So, if you want to see a boring, predictable police "whodunnit" flick, then see it. My advice = forget it. James Handy played the Captain, or Lieutenant, or Sergeant, I forgot, but he's the jerk who plays Internal Affairs, or "IAB" as they call it on NYPD BLUE. He's another character who's acting is predictable, and his character is never really liked. But I guess that's what he's good at. Only actor who was worth his salt was Ron Silver. He does a convincing role as an investigator, but towards the end kind of just fades away! SKIP THIS ONE

I caught this film on HBO last night and started off thinking it was going to suck (like most B-Movie late night fare, uncut or not), but once Gina Gershon enters the picture (about 10 minutes in), the picture starts to really take off, building up a clever web of erotic tension and suspense that kept me glued to the screen, waiting to see what was going to happen next. The stereotypical ending--despite catching me off guard for some reason (maybe because it was 5 am or I couldn't believe they resorted to such a hackneyed gimmick, you decide)--is a bit of a letdown, but don't let that stop you from watching what turned out to be a surprisingly good erotic thriller (despite having extremely minimal nudity, none of it Ms. Gershon's, which I thought odd considering her role certainly warranted it). I give it a 7 out of 10 (it would have warranted an 8 if not for the ending). Worth a rental or purchase (or staying up well past your bedtime in my case). If you like cop films and/or erotic thrillers, this is a pleasant surprise that you should make the effort to track down. I don't know why the director, Yuri Zeltser, has not made more films; he certainly shows a lot of talent. Congratulations to Ms. Gershon for a wonderful "bad girl" performance!

Unworthy police-story. The woman is beautiful and erotic as every man wants. We know that. Stereotype! But the story is thin. At the end he shoots the woman. Why? Bad detective work. I became angry during the movie. Young and green this way: terrible. But: Put off your clothes because of the suspense was funny and good to remember.

Complete and utter trash. That was boring and another show where police advisors wouldve been nice.

This movie was so fun, I mean thin plot line with lots of fun twists, painfully cheesy dialogue, and delicious eye candy. I mean something like 10 minutes into the movie the two main characters have undressed to "make sure theres no wondering what the others like under the uniform" or something. I thought I had accidently rented a porn, I mean I know Gina Gershon's career isn't doing fabulous, but Gina in a porn? to my relief it wasn't a porn (in the traditional definition) but it did begin to look alot like something you'd see on Skinimax at 11:00. Anyways, back to the movie, it was fun I recommend it, Rory Cochrane is adorable, and not a bad actor to boot, its not a movie that will keep you thinking for days, or hours, or minutes at that. Just lots of good old American cops and robber fun.

Young rookie Chris O'Brien (Rory Cochrane) is paired with tough female cop Nora Hugosian (Gina Gershon). A serial killer is at large in LA, victims are being shot through their left eye. It is revealed very early on that the killer is a cop and the number one suspect is all too obvious. Now don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting a "Maniac Cop" or "Dirty Harry" but I was hoping for more in the way of psychological horror/suspense. This is a cheap looking made for TV movie and it shows, there are a few graphic bullet wounds, a bit of very tame sex and some swearing but nothing at all to get excited about. Some reviewers rave on about how hot Gina G is but I thought that Alison Eastwood (daughter of Clint) was the best looking woman in this film. Ron Silver plays a chain smoking cop investigating Nora but does very little apart from smoke. They go for a big twist ending but it's pretty stupid. The soundtrack features a phat lazy beat that kicks in now and then, that was probably my favourite thing!

Every once in a while, a terrific movie slips through the theatrical cracks (and I mean, CRACKS) and ends up shining on cable and video. "Black and White" is exactly that, a diamond in the rough of the video shelves. Tightly and smartly written, gripping, stylish, and atmospheric, this is a perfect counterpoint (is that the word?) to the generic shlock we're getting accustomed to. The performances by Gina Gershon and Rory Cochrane are first-rate. (A big surprise in case of Gershon, who judging by previous efforts and the current TV "Snoops" is no Meryl Streep -- but here, apparently due to top-notch directing, she glows and penetrates). But the real find here is Cochrane -- a striking young man, who oozes talent, not unlike the young De Niro in, let's say, "Taxi Driver". Clearly, this movie didn't have the budget of, say, "Double Jeopardy". But, scene for scene and pound for pound, it's more surprising, entertaining and riveting than that overrated dud. Kudos all around.

I rented this one on DVD, and I must say, this movie is phenomenal. The acting, writing and, most of all, taut imaginative directing -- all first class. Gina Gershon is better than ever, but it's Rory Cochrane who really shines. A real gem! Also, the commentary by the director is very informative and entertaining. I'm adding this one to my collection.