Striking Distance (1993)

Shout-out to the 412 — we’re covering Striking Distance this week
in honor of Pittsburgh. After finally explaining the pick and why
we’re covering it now, Joe reviews the movie’s Pittsburgh bona
fides. We discuss Bruce Willis as Tom Hardy, Sarah Jessica Parker
as “a baddie,” and Tom Sizemore as the film’s most egregious red
herring. We break down the elements here that work (and the ones
that don’t), the tumultuous making of this movie, and the killer’s
illogical frame job on Bruce Willis. We try to make sense of the
silly twists and turns in its final act and the film’s many red
herrings and misdirects. Joe laments something we’ve lost in modern
action movies. Joey notices a reckless disregard for the toxic
nature of Pittsburgh river water. We watch the misleading trailer
for Striking Distance and stumble across a really bad movie. Who’s
the best cop now? (Don’t forget to vote for the 2 Fast 2 Furious
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