Review of The Rookie (1990) by Kenneth Turan for Los Angeles Times — 29 Dec 1995
The pleasure of a film like this is not in wondering where it's going to go, but in knowing its exact trajectory. Getting us to pull for a foregone conclusion as if the outcome was in serious doubt is no small sleight of hand.
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This review of The Rookie (1990) was written by Kenneth Turan and published by Los Angeles Times on 29 December 1995.
The Rookie has generally received mixed reviews.
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