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Dream Man [VHS]

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I was skeptical about McCarthy playing a bad guy, but he was surprisingly fantastic! The greatest discovery of this film is Bruce Greenwood, who is terrific as a police detective; flirty and shallow pursuing the female detective, then focused on the crime and her attraction to the suspect, and in a frightening confrontation with the killer, terrifically vulnerable (what a mess makeup made of his handsome face!). I've seen him in a variety of films (occasionally not recognizing him from previous films) and consider him to be one of the finest actors around. See him in "Double Jeopardy", "The Color of Courage", "Father's Day", and "The Little Kidnappers". He was also absolutely excellent in "Thirteen Days" - he's not recognized enough .....

I must say, 'Dream Man' was a great movie for a cable tv movie (I think HBO) or a direct to video release. I liked seeing Andrew McCarthy playing the bad guy for a change from being a 'naive' boy (Class), a rich high school kid (Pretty in Pink), a comedic banker walking around with a dead man (Weekend At Bernie's) and many other McCarthy classics. it was a change to see and it would've been good for him to get more roles like that. Kind of a new image for himself. Patty Kensit (Lethal Weapon 2) portrays a psychic cop who falls for a dead victim's husband (McCarthy) while in suspicion, he may be the killer. Even thoughg the price is large, is till say you at least buy this movie and add it to your collection.