Suspense

Nice cast can't overcome predictable story about corrupt cop Cage and best friend Sinise in the aftermath of the assassination of the Secretary of Defense at an Atlantic City fight. Just too slick, although the location is great. Cage starts off unhinged but actually becomes more normal as the film goes along. As for Sinise, well, let's just say the plot doesn't do him any favors as he has to portray a character we've seen a million times. If you want to see Cage as a bad cop, watch Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. That defies convention at every turn and Cage is riveting. This film needed Werner Herzog--not Brian De Palma, who seems to only understand the surface element of films, and rarely makes one that has any real heart or soul. ( )