In the late 80s,Michael Keatonturned to the dark side… literally.
Released during a period whencop movies were the crazein Hollywood,One Good Copwas written and directed byHeywood Gould.
What Is ‘One Good Cop’ About?
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Bye bye Batman, hello hellish tenant.
One day, the partners are called to a hostage crisis involving a young drug addict holding kids captive.
In a devastating moment, Artie witnesses Stevie getting gunned down while trying to save the kids.
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Quickly attaching themselves to the girls, Artie and Rita want to adopt them.
Soon, Rios finds information about Arties identity as the robber and seeks payback.
Unlike his past signature characters,Keatons performance is purely sentimental outside the action sequences.
The addition of Stevies daughters disrupts that structure almost immediately.
Even in such desperation, Arties guilt eats at him almost immediately.
Eventually, Artie finds himself conflicted about potentially giving up his badge due to his actions.
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