Description Four cops, nicknamed the 'Hat Squad' enforce their own rules of law in Los Angeles in the early 1950s.
Editorial Reviews "...Nick Nolte is perfect..." Sight and Sound - p.48 - John Wrathall (09/01/1996)
"...[Malkovich is] the most perversely intriguing thing in the movie. A pleasantly diverting CHINATOWN knockoff..." Entertainment Weekly - pp.131-2 - Ty Burr (08/23/1996)
"...Loaded with talent on both sides of the camera....Malkovich weighs in with another eccentric characterization..." Variety - Todd McCarthy (04/22/1996)
"...Mr. Nolte gives an especially solid performance....[Ms. Griffith gives] an unusually acute performance..." New York Times - p.C16 - Janet Maslin (04/26/1996)