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In the course of his investigation Wes meets rape crisis
counsellor, self-defence instructor and friend of the Mayor,
Beryl Thibodeaux (Genevieve Bujold). Their involvement with
each other heats up as the pressure to find the villain mounts.
Tightrope is a very appropriate title for this film.
It is one of Clint Eastwood's finest pieces of acting. Outwardly
he looks like supercool 'dirty' Harry Callahan but inwardly
he's a mess. He's into the kinkier side of behaviour, bondage
and so forth that only hookers can satisfy discretely and
impersonally.
The film is well paced, full of suspense and has a brilliant
bluesy score; very appropriate for its setting in New Orleans.
It isn't a film for prudes. There is much nudity, innuendo,
violence and blood.
These brutal scenes contrast markedly with the tender sequences
between father and daughters and love he shows for his multibreed
pack of adopted stray dogs.
As a police psychiatrist explains, "There's a darkness inside
all of us, Wes. You, me, and the man down the street. Some
have it under control. Others act it out. The rest of us try
to walk a tightrope between the two".
Tightrope is definitely an adults only DVD. No children allowed
and, to watch it with teenagers would be plain embarrassing.
Conclusion: 80% Extras: 20%.
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