Review of Code of Silence (1985) by Zane T — 12 Feb 2009

Somewhere between making martial arts movies and campaigning for Mike Huckabee, Chuck Norris made this nice gritty crime drama. Norris plays a Chicago cop who does the right thing by testifying against his corrupt fellow officers at the same time trying to protect a young woman wanted by the mob.

There's more going on here that was was regularly expected from an 80's action movie, nonetheless starring Norris. It's sad this movie was overlooked and only a handful of critics (Roger Ebert for one) praised it.

Okay, that whole Prowler machine at the end is kinda silly, but this movie had the balls to show how corrupt the Chicago Police can be and the consequences of those who betray blue.