Sea Of Love [Blu-ray]

Al Pacino is one of my favourite actors! In this movie, he stars as detective, Frank Keller, who is investigating a series of murders in which the suspect may well be a young woman (played brilliantly by Ellen Barkin), of whom he becomes involved with as the story progresses.Pacino is, as always, brilliant, and he really does play the detective role very well (later on in his career, he is absolutely mesmerising (alongside Robert De Niro) in the movie, "Heat".Also, good performances from Richard Jenkins and John Goodman, and also from Michael Rooker (from the "The Walking Dead" series).I highly recommend this movie - there is also a brilliant piece of music from Sade (the song "Siempre Hay Esperanza"), and this music really sets the mood for the convincing sexual chemistry between the two main stars.

Another one of America's finest screen actors, Al Pacino, stars in this gritty New York based thriller 'Sea of Love' (1989). Pacino like Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman are amongst a handful or two of consummate film actors with a natural charisma that pulls you into whatever films they appear in, and to make you believe in their character and their situation. In this instance, Pacino plays the part of Frank Keller a New York cop who drinks a lot, lives alone after his wife decided to move in with another colleague of his at the police station, and still finds that difficult to accept. Keller is on top form when he masterminds a sure way to arrest dozens of New York's most wanted criminals by staging a sting, and to invite each of them (By way of a golden ticket) to a meet and greet the New York Yankees, at a special event celebration.Against this background there seems to be a serial killer going around killing off a number of naked men, by putting a bullet into the back of their heads, whilst the title music from a 1959 recording of 'Sea Of Love' is being played by Phil Phillips.Frank Keller is assigned to the case and manages to sell the prospect to his boss of mounting another police sting operation whereby he and Sherman Touhey (played by John Goodman) will put in a number of personal newspaper ads for lonely women, and to invite them at various times of the night to meet up at a nearby restaurant, which will be staked out by other police colleagues, and in an attempt to lure the serial killer out.Ellen Barkin plays the beautiful and very sultry female lead Helen Cruger who works by day in a shoe shop, but has Frank Keller having serious doubts over his initial judgement as to whether she is possibly the serial killer.Surprisingly for its rating the film is not that graphic. Nevertheless, this is a good enjoyable thriller that will keep you guessing right up until the end.The Blue-Ray release is good albeit, lacks any additional material that these days you would hope to see for the cost that you have to shell out.

I saw this when it was first released & as a fan of Pacino I was disappointed then & wasn't when I watched it again recently. The film keeps you in suspense & the acting is first class. Worth the £3.59 for the couple of hours viewing. Recommended.

Bought this as I am a big Pacino fan. Had seen it before on television a few years back and remembered liking it, so decided to buy it on blu-ray.The plot consists of two new york city cops (Pacino and Goodman) trying to track down a serial killer who seems to choose victims from lonely hearts columns. Added to this is Pacino's involvement with one of the suspects (Ellen Barkin) which provides much of the film's tension and eroticism e.g. is she or is she not the killer. The film builds pretty well and its only the ending which disappoints a bit.Al Pacino is very good as always and John Goodman is a standout, Ellen Barkin also does a good job as Pacino's love interest.The picture on the Blu-ray is good but there are no extras which was a bit of a disappointment, it would have been nice to see a documentary or heard a commentary. The film is very good though and i would recommend it to anyone who likes Al Pacino or likes this type of film.

Quite good. Pacino and him out of the Roseanne show make an unlikely but amusing couple.Script is uneven to say the least. Much effort at the start goes into portraying NYPD life. It's a procedural. Then suddenly it's not. Also it's a bit overlong. But it does hold the attention.

A great old film with a fabulous performance by Al Pacino! I bought the Blu Ray version in the expectation that it would give me much improved definition over the DVD and although there is an improvement, it remains slightly blurred. Whether or not this is connected with the original production or sloppy reproduction, I am unsure. Whichever it is, the picture clarity does not stand up against say John Ford's The Searchers which was made in, I think, the 1950's, or indeed any of the other Blu Ray's I have purchased.The packaging tells us that the film was licensed from Universal by 'Fabulous Films'. Maybe they can shed some light on this.

I remember watching this at the cinema on its release and enjoying it. Watching it again now I couldn't remember much about it so it was like watching it for the first time until I remembered half way through about the 'shooter'.I like Ellen Barkin. She starred in one of my favourite films ' The Big Easy' and had great chemistry with her co star Dennis Quaid. In this film, I didn't notice any chemistry with her and Pacino but I still enjoyed this film as much as the first time although it's a tad dated now.

Really good thriller