Impulse

Impulse(1990) is a stylish neo-noir that delivers good action with underlying layers of deception. It displays Russell's finest performance that captures the conflicts within her playing L.A.'s best undercover vice cop. It is indeed about time that it is now on dvd so that fans of both neo-noir,as well as police action-thrillers, can fully appreciate this underrated film. Russel plays Lottie Mason, who, is wild, dangerous, and kinky. Lottie is constantly in conflict with her job in vice and her real straight identity as an honest cop. When we first see Lottie walking down Hollywood Boulevard, we are also drawn to the decay of this side of Hollywood, with streets at night drenched with the rain-soaked neon signs of the cheap hotels that line the Boulevard. Lottie is dressed in a skin-tight, vinyl mini-dress with stiletto heels playing a prostitute. Her job is to lure men and then call in reinforcements after the "john" commits a bookable offense. Therein lies the perpetual conflict that Lottie faces every day and night. As an officer of the law, she is supposed to be honest and "good". But her job in vice demands that She be deceptive and "bad". Russel captures the never-ending conflict very well, both in her actions, as well as in her face and body. So this constant conflict captures Lottie as she teeters on the very thin line separating her life as a cop from the lurid, tantalizing life of neon glitz. As the film moves forward, it captures the toll that it takes on Lottie, especially evident in her face and body language. When Lottie stumbles into a situation in which she finds a key to a locker where she finds a suitcase with one million dollars in cold cash, she is once again caught in a cinflict as whether or not to keep the cash or play it straight and turn it in to the authorities. I will not reveal the twisted ending here so as not to "spoil" the finale. As I said before, Russell is indeed excellent here in capturing the never-ending conflict within herself. I found her co-star, Jeff Fahey, who plays the assistant D. A., rather weak as Lottie's love interest, and the only times that the film bogs down is their scenes together. As the police lieutenant who has strong feelings towards Lottie, George Dzundza, is much more convincing in his twisted role. The Film is 109 minutes long and the transfer to widescreen is very good. The movie was directed by Sondra Locke. As I said before, it is good to finally see this on dvd. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! SMRZ!!!

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Good good movie, I love Theresa Russell, she's always great in these types of suspenseful movies.

As Usual not Enough Of Theresa Russell. They Slap A Hot Picture Of Her On The Cover And That Ends Up Being The Best Part Of The Dvd. Her Out Of Print (Whore) Glad I Have A Copy. Runs Circles Around This. 3 Stars Just Cause Shes In It.

1990 film. Three stars from Leonard Maltin: " .... arguably Russell's best performance". I agree, with the reservation that I thought her performance in "Black Widow" (1987) was on the same level of excellence.

Impulse is a terrific obscure noir thriller that is very well made, stylish and superbly acted. The stunningly sexy Theresa Russell gives an excellent standout performance. It also stars the underrated Jeff Fahey. Very engrossing and exciting all the way through, unpredictable and keeps you guessing. Its always fun to find an unknown gem but it makes you wonder why they are so under the radar when they deserve better recognition. I really hope this gets a blu ray release. Def check this movie out especially if you are a noir fan.

I like the director, Sondra Locke, she captured the actors talents and made the movie really work well, good story line.

Not so old movie ; with nice pictures, very good sound, excellent scenario (and, I suppose, some useful indications by our (lovely, elsewhere) Sondra Locke) ; perfect Theresa Russell, also atmosphere, danger and action... even the not perfect but courageous strong cop ...But, as a Frenchman, I'am sorry for one thing : not subtitle, neither English nor French. I do have an old french VHS ... it helps ! Indeed, in that precious collection, with treasures, please, it will be a good thing adding subtitles, or some foreign languages ... first of all...the French one !

I have been looking to get this on DVD for years. I was aware that it was available in the States as Region 1 but could not get a region 2 copy anywhere. I finally ordered a one for all remote in an attempt to get my Blu Ray player region 1 playable just so I could watch this! I took the plunge and ordered this, so imagine my surprise when the DVD arrived and it actually played on both my Blu Ray players. I checked the back and it turns out that although it is NTSC format it didn't have a region code I could see so needn't have bothered changing The Blu Ray's DVD region code!Anyway the film is a classic and if you like Theresa Russell this is a must have. I'm really surprised Warner have not made this available for region 2 or made people aware that it is region free (certainly was from Supermart USA). Would highly recommend.

Loved this film when I saw it on TV years ago, but it seems impossible to buy a DVD of it. I was a big fan of the handsome, unusual-looking Jeff Fahey, and the sexual chemistry between he and Theresa Russell in this Cop Thriller is very enjoyable. A good story too, with a decent ending.

Great film with a good story line and my favourite actress Theresa Russell giving another good performance, considering how old this movie is it has been transfered to dvd with good clear images and sound,Well worth watching.

One of the earlier movies with Teresa Russell & Jeff Fahey, I think before they were famous. Good drama with suspense & twists.Slow in a couple places, but over all very well done.

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