a5c7b9f00b Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank&#39;s wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the backgroundNick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police. &#39;The January Man&#39; is an uneven comedy, that only appeals in parts. But its Oscar-Winning-Actor Kevin Kline, who&#39;s credible performance ranks amongst the film&#39;s only prominent merit. <br/><br/>&#39;The January Man&#39; is a comedy/psychological thriller, but The Screenplay is inconsistent &amp; ends abruptly. Seriously, was a hurried climax even needed? Given the stellar cast it offers, &#39;The January Man&#39; could&#39;ve been so much more, even in terms of performances, by all. <br/><br/>Its Kline, who literally is the life of the show. He&#39;s in his element &amp; rises above the given material.<br/><br/>On the whole, &#39;The January Man&#39; is strictly okay! Five minutes into the movie both my wife and I predicted a scene was going to happen (Kline was going to come out of a burning building with a child), then predicted several pieces of dialog. Usually it&#39;s thumbs down at this point but this looked like it was going to be one of those movies that is so bad you have to watch it just to see how many clichés they&#39;ll wrack up. It starts outa movie that might have a serious theme, and might be treated with some dignity. That all ended when Rod Steiger goes so far over the top, that you wonder if Jim Carrey was watching and went: &quot;Ka Ching!&quot;<br/><br/>Then there is the scene where Kline tells Steiger&#39;s daughter (Mastroiano), that rather than ask her questions about her murdered friend that he wants to sleep with her, and so they do. Give me strength! Poor old Alan Rickman, fresh from his delicious role in Die Hard, gets dragged in to add to the scenery but is given so little to do, that you know it&#39;s a paycheck for him.<br/><br/>Finally when the bad guy is close to repeating his 12th murder - upon Mastroiano, of course (it is de rigueur in crappy movies to have the heroine face mortal danger in the end so the hero can rescue her) - the movie descends into a Charlie Chaplin skit. <br/><br/>I&#39;ve never seen this movie before, which can only mean that it stunk so bad it either never ran, or got pulled early, and ended up on wee morning TV.
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