Customer Reviews

Cold Light of Day [VHS]

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A chilling psychological thriller that explores the darker side of the human psyche. A police inspector quits the force in order to find the person guilty of three child murders. With the help of a psychologist friend he seeks to find killer before another child is killed.Setting a trap,he uses a young girl he has befriended as bait with almost disastrous results.
Richard E. Grant plays the inspector with great zeal and determination. Simon Cadell plays the killer and shows that appearences can be deceiving.
The Cold Light of Day will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end.

This is a very well paced, imaginative detective/suspense drama about a cop and his obsession to catch a killer. The acting is very good and it holds your interest from start to finish.

The American version of this film is infinitely better. And not just because it has an all-star cast and a newly competent Sean Penn. He redeems himself for the reprehensible "Indian Runner" and "Crossing Guard." No, while those are good and valid reasons to see the American film they are not the most compelling. The most compelling reasons to steer clear of this film are these: 1) It is the only film I've seen that contains a scene where two grown men play patty cake in their underwear. (No this is not a obscere euphemism it is literally what happens. 2) It is the only movie I've seen where a psychopath shaves his genitals on camera. 3. It doesn't have the same ending as the American film. (I currently have the novel on order from Amazon but I don't know how it ends.) If you liked the Pledge as much as I did you probably won't heed my warning, so the best piece of advice I can give you is this: it is available new from a few websites....

Nicely made, but not quite what I expected.

I recently purchased this movie having seen it once when it first came out.I remembered how haunting the story was and wanted it for my collection.A must have for anyone who loves dark mysteries.


LC in Alabama

Starts out with a child killer on the loose.Cop investigating the case becomes friends with a woman and her child leaving the child as bait to catch the killer. The friend is a doctor trying to figure the killer's mind.The killer is well played. Highly recommended.