Deep Cover

Laurence fishburne stars as an undercover cop who used drug dealing attorney jeff goldblum to bring down a major drug supplier. Featuring the original theatrical trailer cast and crew biographies and filmographies and much more. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 05/31/2005 Starring: Laurence Fishburne Jeff Goldblum Run time: 107 minutes Rating: R

Bill Duke (A Rage in Harlem) directed this edgy action yarn that stretches the barriers of the genre. It explores the fine line between good and evil, while testing the resolve of a moral man seduced by an easier, more pleasurable lifestyle. Although the plot eventually becomes too overblown and earnest, Deep Cover proves far more intelligent than the average action pic. Laurence Fishburne is the straight-arrow undercover cop who gets so far into his assumed identity that he has trouble recognizing the good guys from the bad. The characters, all flawed, are fleshed out and believable as they face their decisions with questions and doubt, unlike most in this genre. Jeff Goldblum provides smarmy comic relief as an eccentric mid-level drug dealer/attorney who is probably a psychopath and most definitely paving his path to hell. --Rochelle O'Gorman