a5c7b9f00b In Los Angeles, the secret agent Richard Chance (<a href=">William Petersen) loses his partner and friend Jim Hart in an investigation of counterfeit money two days before Jim's retirement. The agent John Vukovich (<a href=">John Pankow) is assigned to work with Chance, who is obsessed with capturing Eric 'Rick' Masters, the criminal responsible for Jim's death. Chance risks both his partner's and his own career trying to arrest Rick. A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner. I love this movie! I have a duplicated copy of it on VHS. Since I got a DVD player, I have been purchasing new DVD's of my old favorites in addition to new releases. This is near the top of my list.<br/><br/>It is amazing to me the amount of old trash that has been re-released on DVD format while "To Live and Die in L.A." is ignored. The title, "To Live and Die in LA", is rather unimaginative, and the movie is way over stylized for the cops and counterfeiters content. The plot is not always believable, but the counterfeiting methods feel genuine. I found the soundtrack to be annoying and somewhat of a distraction. John Turturro, Dean Stockwell, and Willem Dafoe deliver solid performances. Unfortunately, the main character, William Peterson, pales by comparison. His portrayal as a Federal Agent is not convincing. There are a few moments of dark humor, some graphic violence, nudity, a surprising ending, and one spectacular car chase. - MERK The main problem is that the supposed good guys are all such reprehensible toads it’s impossible to care whether they get to bring down Willem Dafoe’s charismatic, polo-necked super-crook.
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