A SEARCH FOR JUSTICE is one of many films in the JACK REED police procedural series, starring Brian Dennehy as a bull-headed cop determined to get the bottom of various murders and police corruption. I'd not seen any of these before so I wanted to find out what they were like, and my first experience has been a good one.
Dennehy wrote and directed A SEARCH FOR JUSTICE as well as taking the lead role so he obviously put his heart into the production. It works well as a cop drama even though there's little mystery in the story of a murdered stripper. It plays out exactly as you'd expect, but where this film really works is in the characterisation of the main players. Even Miguel Ferrer, as the antagonist of the piece, gets a well-rounded role. Charles S. Dutton has always been a favourite of mine and plays a warm and likable role in this, but the film belongs to Dennehy throughout and he never disappoints.
Dennehy wrote and directed A SEARCH FOR JUSTICE as well as taking the lead role so he obviously put his heart into the production. It works well as a cop drama even though there's little mystery in the story of a murdered stripper. It plays out exactly as you'd expect, but where this film really works is in the characterisation of the main players. Even Miguel Ferrer, as the antagonist of the piece, gets a well-rounded role. Charles S. Dutton has always been a favourite of mine and plays a warm and likable role in this, but the film belongs to Dennehy throughout and he never disappoints.