Cop

Based on James Ellroy's novel -Blood on the Moon, Cop is a grim, brutally violent, darkly humorous modern-day film noir. Lloyd Hopkins (James Woods), is an obsessive, amoral LAPD police detective investigating a murder he believes to have been the work of a serial killer. Hopkins is cynical and ...more

This oft-overlooked James Woods vehicle is a challenging but memorable thriller. Cop has two very strong things going for it. The first is that the film convincingly captures the seedy side of Los Angeles, making the atmosphere of failed dreams gone sour palpable without ever overplaying its hand. The other is an amazing, totally committed performance by James Woods, who effortlessly convinces the audience of his character's all-consuming need to punish evil, no matter the cost to him or those ...more