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TRUE BELIEVER Directed by Joseph Ruben; Screenplay by Wesley Strick

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Beyond The Fringe | 2/20/1989 | See Source »

Is it unfair to expect realism in a movie? Television shows like L.A. Law and Night Court certainly don't portray the legal field with complete accuracy, so why should one expect any more from True Believer.

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Not Just a 9-to-5 Job | 2/10/1989 | See Source »

True Believer aspires to a loftier goal than the camp of L.A. Law or Night Court. With black-and-white flashbacks and and an overdose of overhead spiraling camera pans, True Believer attempts to be more than the B-level shlock it actually is. You aren't supposed to take...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Not Just a 9-to-5 Job | 2/10/1989 | See Source »

The other hightlight of True Believer is the soundtrack. Film producers have been paying more and more attention to soundtracks recently, and moviegoers have been treated to such delights as Carly Simon's title track from Working Girl, and the intriguing mix of Yaz and Peter Gabriel on the soundtrack...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Not Just a 9-to-5 Job | 2/10/1989 | See Source »

Rather than seeTrue Believer, in fact you might be better advised to go out and buy the soundtrack album; use the $6 you save by not going to see True Believer, to rent videocassettes of Salvador and Robocop. Who says you can't have it all?

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Not Just a 9-to-5 Job | 2/10/1989 | See Source »

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