I Love This Movie Everyone in this movie is quite literally at the TOP of their game: Melanie Griffith, Nick Nolte have never been better. John Malkovich, Jennifer Connelly, Chazz Palminteri, Christopher Penn, Michael Madsen,... Fabulous music, great plot.
The plot centers around what's come to be called "The LA Hat Squad". There are probably three or four movies written about the same subject but none of them come close to the professionalism and virtue of this movie.
The plot centers around five LA Detectives who answered only to the LA Police commissioner. Their assignment and only responsibility was to keep the mafia out of Los Angeles. Well, clearly, that did not work. This is the story of HOW it didn't work and how wreaked havoc on all of their lives
I love this movie!