No Mercy – Movie Review
Director: Richard Pearce
Writer: James Carabatsos (Screenplay)
Cast
- Richard Gere (An Officer and a Gentleman)
- Kim Basinger (Batman)
- Jeroen Krabbe (The Punisher)
- George Dzundza (Crimson Tide)
- Gary Basaraba (Killers of the Flower Moon)
- William Atherton (Die Hard)
Plot: A Chicago detective, seeking to avenge his partner’s death, travels to New Orleans, where he unexpectedly becomes involved in a cat and mouse game of survival.
Runtime: 1 Hour 46 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: No Mercy starts when Chicago detective Eddie Jillette (Gere) heads to New Orleans for his latest case. His partner has been killed and he wants to the people behind it. Eddie clashes with the local authorities in his gung-hu approach searching for answers.
It leads to him locating Michael Duval (Basinger) and using her to get to the people behind the murder. The two must put their differences aside if they are going to solve the case. However, local law enforcement is making things difficult for Eddie to solve the case.
Verdict on No Mercy
No Mercy is a crime thriller following a determined detective who travels across the country to figure out who killed his partner. However, he finds himself in a cat-and-mouse battle to survive against a much deadlier enemy.
This movie does feel like a movie made in the mid-80s as certain parts of it have aged. It follows a typical story of a detective hunting down a criminal, with a few twists and turns along the way. There are a few smart shootout sequences but nothing out of the ordinary. It struggles to stand out from the crowd of many other movies with similar ideas.
Where to Watch
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Final Thoughts – No Mercy is a by-the-book gritty crime thriller.
