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Best Seller (1987)

Rate: 9
Viewed: 3/09

3/09: Best Seller is a great thriller picture that showcases an unlikely combo of two characters with contradictory traits.

One is a virtuous cop who believes in the act of goodwill, and the other is a confident killer who believes in trampling over anything to get results.

James Woods has a distinctive air of superiority that makes him outwardly arrogant, so it's appropriate that he's cast for Best Seller. Partnering him up with Brian Dennehy, it's been an unstoppable ride of thrills and turns. The story is unique and gripping with plenty of neo-noir traits.

There are three can't-miss scenes. One, when Cleve tried to prove Dennis he could have him killed within seconds during his sleep, Dennis pulled the upper hand on him afterwards. Two, Dennis, on the plane, was gifted a watch with an inscription in the back. Three, when Cleve decided to revisit the photo stand, he made the poor cabbie pay for it.

All in all, Best Seller is an outstanding movie, and James Woods is brilliant.

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