Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
In Scott Frank's stylish and smart thriller, Liam Neeson plays Matthew Scudder, an alcoholic private investigator hired to find a drug dealer's kidnapped wife. Scudder spends a lot more time working out his demons than he does drawing his gun, and that makes him all the more interesting. - Three stars