Review of The Glass Shield (1994) by Rachel C — 12 Jul 2008
An absorbing and underrated genre film with something to say about familiar topics -police corruption, racism, sexism, civil rights. Strangely the film succeeds even though it doesn't have much new to say about these topics.
Quality performances lift this above the merely average. Good stuff from Boatman as a black rookie cop trying to break into an all-white (and all bad) police department, Ice Cube as the justifiably surly victim of wrongful prosection for a murder he didn't commit, Lori Petty as Boatman's and a number of others. The plot's a good one though the ending is a bit abrupt.
Caught this one on the Independent Film Channel, 7/12/08. You might find it there too.
This review of The Glass Shield (1994) was written by Rachel C on 12 Jul 2008.
The Glass Shield has generally received mixed reviews.
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