The Hard Truth

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The Hard Truth
Directed by Kristine Peterson
Written byJonathan Tydor
Produced byBrad Southwick
Gary DePew
Starring
CinematographyRoss Berryman
Edited byKert Vander Meulen
Music by Daniel Licht
Production
company
Force Majeure
Distributed byPromark Entertainment Group
Spectator Films
Release date
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Hard Truth is a 1994 American action crime thriller film directed by Kristine Peterson and starring Eric Roberts, Michael Rooker and Lysette Anthony. [1]

Contents

Premise

A recently suspended cop blackmails an electronics expert to help him steal $3 million from his girlfriend's boss, a corrupt councilman with ties to the mob.

Cast

Reception

David Rooney of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "provides few surprises but should prove serviceable enough as video fare". [1]

Glenn Kenny of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a C− and wrote that director Peterson "pads The Hard Truth with pointless action scenes and sexual interludes that stretch this should-have-been-80-minutes trifle to 100". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 David Rooney (June 13, 1994). "The Hard Truth". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. Glenn Kenny (November 18, 1994). "Video Review: 'The Hard Truth'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2021.