January Man

Everything and everyone is doing something different and, as a result, the film doesn't really succeed at any one element. Final Thoughts : "January Man" contains enough really bad moments to make it one of those films possibly worthwhile as a rental if you're in the mood to play "Mystery Science Theater 3000" and goof upon a pretty terrible piece of work. ... Full Review

Hence, the thoroughly dreadful, nearly unwatchable "The January Man. In fact, he's so calm he seems to have mistakenly wandered in from the set of a different movie. and especially one that is badly directed ... Full Review

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio gives off the only sparks as the mayor's lovely daughter, who becomes entranced with the rumpled hero. Against his better judgment, the mayor of New York (Rod Steiger) and Nick's old superiors reluctantly reinstate the renegade. ... Full Review

In the improbable conclusion, Nick figures out the exact day the killer will strike and the exact apartment! In addition to Keitel and Sarandon the stellar supporting cast includes Rod Steiger as the mayor and Danny Aiello as a tough police captain who rails against Nick's "beatnik" ways. ... Full Review

This is not the sort of movie that inspires books about how it was made, but I imagine a good book - and even a good movie - could be based on whatever in the world they thought they were doing when they made " The January Man . It serves as evidence that he didn't write great screenplays to begin with, but worked his way up to them by many stages, of which " The January Man " must have been a very, very early one. ... Full Review

This offbeat police thriller with heavy doses of humor was written by John Patrick Shanley , the former playwright who wrote Cher 's hit romantic comedy Moonstruck . ... Full Article

(CNN) -- Welcome to April -- or, as the studios think of it, January with better weather. January, of course, is considered the dumping ground of Hollywood releases. ... Full Article