Sea of Love
Film1989113 min

Sea of Love

Taste attributes: crimedramamysteryromancethrillerdetectivejournalisticunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Deception is dangerous. Desire is deadly."

Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, small-scale crime thriller, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Al PacinoEllen BarkinJohn GoodmanMichael RookerWilliam Hickey

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
1989
Runtime
113 min
Status
Released
Studio
Universal Pictures
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