Deadly Identity

Mark Harmon plays a detective who doesn't carry a gun, more at ease sifting through the newspaper collection of the library than in a gun battle.

The story and direction are equally compelling and a masterful cast and great music score make this movie an undiscovered gem of a detective story.

At times a little slow, but an above average TV drama with thrills and suspense. This psychological passage is about a private eye(Mark Harmon) and the woman(Mimi Rogers) who hires him to find her missing husband(Cliff De Young). Very watchable and personally I liked this a whole lot better than PROOF OF LIFE(2000)which is more or less the same story. Harmon is cool without trying to be macho. Miss Rogers is flawless and to die for. In support: M.Emmet Walsh, Paul Gleason and Michael Boatman.

Starting with a wonderful screenplay full of interesting characters, Ivan Passer crafted an amazing film. The performances are top notch as is the music and all the elements of this wonderful film. Mark Harmon and Mimi Rogers shine in two of the best parts they ever got to play.

A great romantic thriller with wonderful characters. Mark Harmon shines as a private detective more at ease in a library than carrying a gun. Mimi Rogers is brilliant as the mysterious grieving widow and the film is extremely well made with a catchy Jazz music score and beautiful photography. A must-see.

This straight to video Viacom production, makes for quite an engrossing, entertaining watch, though not perfect. The premise of husband, leaving wifie, and disappearing, isn't of course, new, but there's kind of more to run with here, as the movie progresses. But also having Mark Harmon in this, is a great and rewarding choice for the viewer, as loving Harmon. He's the PI you want, when the cops aren't delivering. And of course. Hot wifie, Rodgers and Harmon, strike up an affair, kind of putting them in a bad light with LAPD, notably our comic duo, one of them, Gleason, who I love, not Jackie, and I'm glad he was in this. M Emmet Walsh as Harmon's friend, and business aquaintance was sort of wasted in this, and I feel he's playing type again, here in these smaller offerings. (just think Narrow Margin). As to the why's, of the disappearance, it was hard to accept, but I loved the motive. Just another sick puppy let loose in LA, I guess. Nice car chase, and a great 5 sec bare buttock Harmon moment. Would of liked better music in this one. Some predicabilities, and I did make out Harmon's real place in this story, before the confess, reveal. Nice rain shot scenes too.