Review of Cruising (1980) by Daniel S — 04 Jun 2013

I give Friedkin credit for not shying away from the intense lifestyle of the hardcore S&M gays portrayed in the movie, and the clubs they go to, and the overall tone is dark, but the story isnt as good as it couldve been, pacinos character doesnt have much depth, he seems to accept the job with no hesitation, and with little motivation, and idk what his plan was supposed to be-just hope the murderer picks him up? and he had to expect that he would have to do some gay things to blend in, so idk why he was always so resistant, karen allen is fucking useless as his gf, pretty much adds nothing, sorvino is solid as the chief, and the guy who plays als neighbor did a good job, he was a good character, and im fine with ambiguous endings, but this one was so half assed, it ended up just being confusing.