
District attorney Ford Cole is running for mayor, promising to capture the city's elusive crime boss, Danny Ludin. On the night of a gas link in the inner city, his interview with a national reporter is interrupted by word that his best prosecutor, Nora Timmer, who's also his lover, has killed a man she claims was assaulting her. A few minutes later, a man shows up at Cole's office claiming it was murder, implicating Nora in complicated schemes and crimes. Cole wants a few ho... (Full plot summary below)
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District attorney Ford Cole is running for mayor, promising to capture the city's elusive crime boss, Danny Ludin. On the night of a gas link in the inner city, his interview with a national reporter is interrupted by word that his best prosecutor, Nora Timmer, who's also his lover, has killed a man she claims was assaulting her. A few minutes later, a man shows up at Cole's office claiming it was murder, implicating Nora in complicated schemes and crimes. Cole wants a few hours to get to the bottom of a mess that quickly includes land deals, shell corporations, and political corruption. Who's setting up whom?
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| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderIts cavalcade of 'twists' in the last 20 minutes come off the conveyor belt so quickly and haphazardly that they all wind up in a big pile on the floor, waiting to be snorted at by incredulous viewers. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip MartinThe plot - at once convoluted and transparent - seems little more than a frame upon which a series of soft focus sex scenes might be hung. |
| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittyIt's not a brilliant movie. It's certainly not worth canceling any appointments to catch at the theater. But it's more than worth a quick look on cable, or even an impulsive rental. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatBarely flickers as a far-fetched urban tale of chameleon-like characters. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookWhen a movie has been sitting around since 2003, why wouldn't you just throw it at the DVD shelf rather than subjecting big-screen audiences to it? |
| Film Journal InternationalFrank LoveceSlow Burn tries to be smolder, but ultimately there's no heat. |
| TV GuideMaitland McDonaghNo one and nothing can be taken at face value in Beach's twisty tale of secrets and lies, which buries its very interesting idea in a welter of ludicrous dialogue and skin-flick imagery. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairWhile Slow Burn does admittedly pick up towards the end - as the film morphs into a flat-out ripoff of The Usual Suspects - there's virtually nothing in the first hour that even comes close to holding the viewer's interest. |
| eFilmCritic.comErik ChildressThe millisecond its all over you'll be wondering if the ink has dried on the court papers filed by Bryan Singer and Christopher McQuarrie. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe sort of cheesy thriller that would prove mildly diverting on late-night cable, Slow Burn at least features a terrific cast to enliven its familiar elements. |