Double Whammy

A cop tries to sort out his personal life while a wave of odd behavior sweeps through his apartment building in this quirky comedy. Ray Pluto (Dennis Leary) is a New York City police detective who has been in an emotional slump since his wife and daughter died in an accident several years ear. Ray's ...more

Tom DiCillo's Double Whammy has the unique distinction of being the indie film darling's most accessible and most challenging film to date. On the one hand, it's a slick cop comedy with reworked tropes from dozens of other films, and it stars recognizable actors like Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzman, and Chris Noth. On the other hand, it's an absurd, reflexive satire of everything it represents, and it richly rewards reading "against the grain." It would be a mistake to ...more