That's what the Movie Slut was thinking when she went on Amazon.
But ooooops.
What appeared on the TV screen was this 1992 Paul Schrader flick that is anything but funny. It is, however, a darn good film. John (Willem Dafoe) is an upscale drug dealer in New York City and Ann (Susuan Sarandon) is his supplier. She's leaving the biz to become a cosmetics entrepenuer. He's rethinking his life.
When a string of murders puts John in police cross hairs, he sets out to prove his innocence.
What elevates this movie above the many other drug dealer flicks (and there are tons of them) is how engaging and likeable these characters are. It's been a long time since MS cared so much about a movie protagonist.
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