Sea Of Love Movie
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In search of a killer, he found someone who's either the love of his life... or the end of it.
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.
| Al Pacino | Det. Frank Keller |
| Ellen Barkin | Helen Cruger |
| John Goodman | Det. Sherman |
| Michael Rooker | Terry |
| William Hickey | Frank Keller Sr. |
| Richard Jenkins | Gruber |
| Paul Calderon | Serafino |
| Gene Canfield | Struk |
| Larry Joshua | Dargan |
| John Spencer | Lieutenant |
| Christine Estabrook | Gina Gallagher, Lonelyheart |
| Barbara Baxley | Miss Allen |
| Patricia Barry | Older Woman |
| Mark Phelan | Murdered Man |
| Harold Becker |
6.60 out of 10 (10871 votes)
Visitor Reviews
There are actors who always attract people's attention no matter what role they play
posted on 16 Jul 2009There are actors who always attract people's attention no matter what role they play and no matter what the film is about. Al Pacino is one of these guys. Most of his movies are great! And this is one of these good ones. The plot might not been so original, but it is good and moves the film beautifully. Det. Frank Keller (Pacino) is a policeman who investigates a series of crimes until the moment he falls in love and gets deeply involved with the main suspect, a very beautiful and sexy woman, played by Ellen Barkin. The performances are really good and the film pace is just breathtaking.My rate 8/10
One of the best erotic thrillers!
posted on 13 Jun 2009Sea of love is for sure, one of the best erotic thrillers out there.I believe its Ellen Barkins best role and Pacino's performance is not bad either.The film keeps its suspense and passion every single time i have watched it.A really nice movie.Plus that once you watch it,it's really hard not to fall in love with Ellen!
Sea the movie
posted on 21 Dec 2008"Sea of love" is not as well-known as many other Pacino-films, but it's worth watching; at least once. It's not a great thriller that you want to see over and over again, but it keeps your attention throughout the whole film the first time you watch it.In fact, I believe that this is not a thriller at all. If you want to see a true thriller, you have to watch films such as "The sixth sense", "What lies beneath", "The name of the rose" and almost every film made by the 'master of suspense': Alfred Hitchcock.No, this film is more of a cop film that reminded me a bit of Pacino's earlier "Serpico". Even so, it does rely on some tense moments and a pretty original storyline. There are even a few romantic moments involved between Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin.And that takes us straight to the actors in this film. As expected, Al Pacino is the greatest one; by far. Ellen Barkin en John Goodman are good, but Pacino is simply better. Check out Samuel L. Jackson in a very small part as well.Overall, this is not a bad film, and it's definitely good enough to spend your money on. Near the end the film becomes somewhat predictable and the plot is not nearly as good as I had hoped for. But this shouldn't ruin the film.In short: go 'sea' the movie!
Ellen Barkin Was Red HOT!
posted on 09 Dec 2008Great film with great acting, lots of hot romance, and plenty of drinking booze. Al Pacino,(Detective Frank Keller),"Insomnia",'02, was a great cop but he sure had a drinking problem and always seemed loaded in this picture. (Good Acting!) Ellen Barkin, (Helen),"Someone Like You",'01, was a shoe store owner in NYC and was a lady who loved poetry and was a very very passionate gal, searching for an honest and loving guy who would be a real Hot Soul Mate! John Goodman,(Detective Sherman),"Beyond the Sea",'04,was Frank's partner in trying to capture this serial killer, who killed men face down on their beds. Great Thriller and lots of Romance!
The maturing of Al Pacino.. WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!
posted on 22 Oct 2008In London last week, the Evening Standard made a comment in one of it's supplements on how hip and cool it is now to be single. Being one of the thousands of singletons still searching for Miss Right, it is a feeling that can make you feel left out even if there is more to do in the town, which I do make a point of taking advantage of.SEA OF LOVE (1989), directed by Harold Becker and starring Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin and John Goodman, is a movie which at first glance looks like 'DIRTY HARRY meets FATAL ATTRACTION', but is done with refreshing humour and a genuine joy of acting at the heart. It is also a neat little cautionary tale for people like myself.New York Detective Frank Keller (Pacino) is fifty and looking forward to the remaining years of his life with little optimism. His partner is dating his ex-wife and the years seem to be drifting away. Things don't seem to be looking up when his current investigation brings a perverted series of murders in which the victims are male, laying face down on the bed with a bullet in the back of the head, with the classic song SEA OF LOVE playing on a turntable. Pacino then meets a fellow detective from a different precinct who has made a similar discovery and the two decide to pool resources to track the killer. They then learn that the victims all put singles ads in the personals of a local paper and decide to use the same thing to try and trap the offender....SEA OF LOVE also ushered in a new intelligence and philosophical approach to the crime thriller, which paid dividends when it was released in the autumn of 1989. Pacino is terrific and seems to embrace this part with the wit and enthusiasm of a teenager. John Goodman is also excellent and provides a suitable balance of performance to offset Pacino's evident star quality, which marked a return to form after the debacle of REVOLUTION four years earlier.
A good thriller, Ellen Barkin at her prime
posted on 28 Sep 2008This is a fairly good thriller. I recommend it as a nice rainy day rental. If you like Ellen Barkin you will love this film. She is extremely sexy in this film (well actualy, what film isn't she sexy in?) I think this film is a little under-rated. It is by no means a Hitchcock classic, but it by no means stinks as some of the comments suggest. I am a stickler for good endings and this film has one. Check it out, 7.5/10
One of the Best and Most Underrated Thrillers Ever
posted on 13 Sep 2008In Manhattan, Detective Frank Keller (Al Pacino) is an efficient and veteran cop with twenty years on the force, who is lonely and misses his ex-wife Denise. She left him to live with his colleague from the same precinct Gruber (Richard Jenkins). When a killer kills his victim with a shot on the neck and leaves a single playing "Sea of Love", Frank is in charge of the investigation. Detective Sherman, from a district outside Manhattan, joins Frank when a second victim is killed in the same MO. They find that both victims have written poetry in the lonely hearts column of the single magazine "New York Weekly". When there is a third case, Frank convinces his chief to write for the magazine and work undercover investigating the women that reply the advertisement. Frank fall in love for the prime suspect, the manager of a shoe store Helen Cruger (Ellen Barkin), jeopardizing his investigation."Sea of Love" is one of the best and most underrated thrillers ever. I do not know how many times I have seen this movie since the release in the movie theaters, then on VHS and now on DVD. The classy story is a film-noir perfectly developed, and shows one of the most erotic love scenes of the cinema history. Al Pacino is simply perfect, showing a perfect chemistry with the sexy Ellen Barkin, who is in the top of her career, and also with John Goodman. The soundtrack is also one of the most beautiful of the cinema, and the CD with eleven songs is fantastic. Samuel L Jackson, in the beginning of career, plays a criminal in the story with a minor participation. My vote is nine.Title(Brazil): "Vítimas de uma Paixão" ("Victims of a Passion")
Sea of Love is a bumpy ride
posted on 26 Aug 2008Sea of Love has been flying under the radar since it's release in 1989, and while it's not entirely fair that this film has pretty much been ignored all these years, it's easy to see why this is the case. The film has all the right ingredients for an enthralling thriller, but something has gone wrong with the delivery because it doesn't all bode together well enough for this to be considered any more than just above average. The film's main selling point is, of course, the fact that it stars Al Pacino. Pacino is an actor that will always make films worth watching, but it's worth noting that this is one of his 'autopilot' roles that really only requires him to power through every scene, rather than actually act. It's a shame that Pacino is on autopilot, because it's not every day that you get to see him paired with John Goodman and the two do work well together. If Pacino had managed to really get his teeth into the role like he has in so many other films, this pairing could have been something special; but instead, it manages to merely be amusing.The plot follows Pacino's police detective who discovers that a couple of murders in the neighbourhood are linked by a lonely hearts column and, after teaming up with John Goodman's detective from the other side of town, the pair put an advert in the same column on the hope of trapping the killer. What Pacino doesn't count on is falling in love with the suspect. The plot is never a problem for this film; the problem is the plotting. The first hour is really well done - it's engaging, thrilling and even quite funny, but towards the middle, the plot just dips and it doesn't manage to recapture it's previous form until the climax, and by then it's too late to save itself. Anyone whose seen Mike Myers' comedy "So, I Married an Axe Murderer" will recognise the plot instantly, but unfortunately; this is one of those occasions where the stolen ideas have been put to better use than the original ones. Don't get me wrong, though, this is still a good film and well worth seeing for fans of crime dramas. It's just massive shame that the writers couldn't write a film that has a plot as consistent as the good ideas that were put into it.
if only more films were made this way.....
posted on 14 Aug 2008Brilliant pacey thriller. Pacino in fine form, with able support from Goodman. The really nice surprise was the performance from Ellen Barkin - a very sexy femme-fatale ( or is she?)the chemistry between her and Pacino is dynamic. if only more films were made this way....
The perfect movie for that 'first time-break the ice' date that men can enjoy too.
posted on 09 Jul 2008Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin sizzle in this murder-mystery/love-story. For all those guys out there that are forced to watch 'chick flicks' and for the ladies that sit through over violent action thrillers, here is a movie both will enjoy. Pacino has made a career at attracting both men and women in his movies and you will be hard pressed to find a more beautiful woman than Barkin in this movie. John Goodman is a Detective and Pacino's partner reminiscent of another very good Ellen Barkin Love-Thriller 'The Big Easy' with Dennis Quaid. In 'Sea Of Love' the passionate love making combined with several possible endings in classic 'who-done-it?' style, will keep your attention and mood in check. Light candles and break out the wine you won't be sorry.
Another Pacino tour de force.
posted on 01 May 2008"Sea of Love" puts Pacino at the center playing a NYC homicide detective who's juggling a midlife crisis with a serial killer investigation and a love affair with a woman who could be the killer. Artistically ok and technically good, "SOL" is an above average whodunnit which features the excellence of Pacino with a good supporting cast and a story which focuses on the human side of the cop as much as the business side. A good rental or broadcast flick for any adult in the mood for a detective story and a must see for Pacino fans.
Excellent Al Pacino thriller
posted on 13 Apr 2008"Sea of Love" is among Pacino's best movies in the latter part of his career and he gives his best here. He may not be as stunning as in the 70's nor as charismatic, but still the flame hasn't gone out of him. That is apparent specially in the love scenes with Ellen Barkin, here looking and acting at her best, while she was still a hot property in Hollywood.The screenplay and the story are very exciting and well crafted. The ultimate showdown could have been a bit more exciting, but still it didn't disappoint. The best thing was the suspense;it lasted until near the end, when we find out who the killer really is. John Goodman was solid as Al Pacino's partner and of course provided a comical relief to the less-than-comical character of Frank Keller. The dating night was however a quite funny scene and Pacino was amusing here.One of the best late 80's thrillers and a real treat for any fan of Pacino and good old fashioned thrillers with lots of love scenes and suspense. Almost perfect.
An intense film noir with so many different shades…
posted on 11 Mar 2008Within a kind of light and shadow there's almost a trademark photography for a film noir movie, and "Sea of Love" is a film that takes place in the shadows… Al Pacino plays Frank Teller, a self-conscious detective—in search of a serial killer—drawn into a torrid sexual relationship with an attractive young woman he met in a super market when all the good citizens of the city are asleep and the people who are walking around are the ones who are leading the most solitary lives… Helen Barkin is just so right for the part… You can believe her when you see her dressed in her red leather jacket and tight jeans… She's a lady of the night, sexy as hell, and a woman who can take care of herself… Between her and Pacino, there were enough attraction that's deep but also there were feelings of vulnerability and suspicion…
A solid three star crime flick.
posted on 17 Jan 2008A 49 year old Al Pacino is at the center of this crime flick as a workaholic New York homicide detective on the trail of a serial killer while having a sordid affair with a woman (Barkin) who could be the killer. "Sea of Love" provides nonstop drama with little action while Pacino wrestles with issues including an exwife, a lover, alcohol, burn-out, and, of course, the killer. A three star flick, "Sea of Love" is a must see for Pacino fans and solid entertainment for all others into crime dramas.
slightly above average but has a tendency to drag a bit.
posted on 15 Dec 2007Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin were both pretty good in this crime drama about a detective tracking a serial killer. There's some good drama in this movie, coupled with excellent chemistry between Pacino and Barkin. There's some particularly slow moving parts to the movie, other parts that are so so but through it all the story is involving as is the enfolding relationship between Pacino and Barkin so for the most part it keeps you wanting to know what happens next. The main problem is when Pacino and Barken are not on screen together, the movie can get a bit dull.This is not a great movie or a remarkable movie but a solid crime drama that's good to view once if not already seen.I'd say 6 out of 10.
Pacino's comeback a huge success
posted on 12 Dec 2007Want a film to remake for the next century? This is it. It was already remade once, sort of. Watch for the similarities between this and BASIC INSTINCT (men are murdered, woman is prime suspect, cop falls for suspect). But this film is a true original.Pacino returned from his self-imposed exile from Hollywood to make Sea Of Love with his favorite producer, Martin Bregman. After a string of flops in the early 80s Pacino fled to the New York stage scene, finding himself so to speak. Bregman coaxed him out to do this sexually charged thriller about a tired cop caught in a sexual dilemma during middle age.Bodies of men are turning up in New York City. Two common denominator - the song "Sea Of Love" playing on the turntable, and they all placed ads in the personals. After composing an ad themselves, Pacino and his team (including partner John Goodman) set to staking out the resulting "dates."After wading through an ocean of desperate ladies, Pacino zeroes in on the ravishing Ellen Barkin. Ellen has never looked better (trust me, women as beautiful as her do not place personal ads, let alone answer them). Two problems arise - she immediately becomes a suspect, and Pacino falls head over heels for her. Playing an intricate game of cat and mouse, Pacino tries to learn her true nature all the while combatting his own desires to possess her for himself.Pacino turns in an inspired performance as the single man who didn't NEED to find a woman, but once he does, he'll risk anything to have her. John Goodman got some of the best early notices of his career as Pacino's partner and switch-off man during the "dating process" (would have been a whole 'nother film if Goodman had met Barkin, huh?)Also, look for Samuel L. Jackson in an extremely brief role in the opening scene, featuring what has to be the most inventive bust in screen history.
Excellent commentary on the vicissitudes of excessive drunkeness
posted on 16 Oct 2007The movie does a nice job of contrasting Pacino as an insightful, sensitive, and articulate dude when sober, against someone who inevitably says and does really stupid things when he's blotto. I like the fact that the movie doesn't beat you over the head with this message.Pacino gives another outstanding performance, and he is beginning to look like the ultimate winner of the Pacino/DeNiro sweepstakes, based on lifetime achievement (although neither career is far from over).This makes a good double-bill with "The Big Easy." They both feature Ellen Barkin at a time in her career when sizzling sex scenes seemed to be written into her contract.
Rent it, love, do it again..
posted on 13 Oct 2007This was an all around great film, no great themes just great performances by all involved. I remember seating in the theater and watching Ellen Barkin pull off a "no nudity" love seen that literally made me loosen my collar and feel the heat raising from my body. I find nothing sexier than a woman who isn't drop dead gorgeous, but can keep her cloths on, an make me feel the heat. She gave that same flavor in The Big Easy and I haven't tasted it sense Meryl Streep seduced Alan Alder (and me) in the seduction of JoeTynar. Aside from the heat, this film never missed a chance to thrill, surprise and excite so it's earned my IMAGESOFT seal of approval.
Some films don't get the credit they deserve. Sea of Love is one of those films.
posted on 01 May 2007Sea of Love is very good film. It works both as a very well crafted thriller about a murder investigation and also as a sensitive study about human loneliness. The cast is top notch. Ellen Barkin is adequate and sexy as Detective Frank Keller's (Pacino's character) love interest and John Goodman does an excellent supporting job as Detective Sherman. Al Pacino is very well known for his legendary roles in The Godfather trilogy, Serpico, Scarface, or Scent of a Woman, but in my humble opinion as Detective Frank Keller in Harold Becker's Sea of Love he delivers one of his finest and most underrated performances.If you think Basic Instinct (a much better known film) is a good thriller please check out Sea of love and you'll realize that Paul Verhoeven's movie is not a big deal.
Great, funny cop thriller. Goodman-Pacino pairing is gold!
posted on 22 Jul 2009Men who've answered personal ads in the lonely hearts column featuring poetry are being found naked, face down on their beds. There are cigarette butts with lipstick on them in their ashtrays. Detective Frank Keller (Al Pacino), along with his sidekick Sherman (John Goodman), decide to enter their own ad in the lonely hearts column, and try to match the killer's fingerprints.A great premise that definitely justifies making yet another police procedural, this Al Pacino vehicle won this reviewer over, which is hard to do these days with cop thrillers - once you see enough they all start to look the same.But here we've got a great script, with some terrific wisecracking cop lines, great actors, especially Pacino, Goodman and sexy Ellen Barkin - which make for a very enjoyable ride. Sure the score is a little 80's, and Ellen Barkin may look back and regret that hair-do, but otherwise this is a very successful piece of film.This is largely due to the terrific screen presence of Al Pacino - he's such a firecracker! And the hugely enjoyable chemistry between partners Pacino and John Goodman. They play off each other so well. The dating scenes are particularly fun - personal highlights for me. And, of course, Ellen Barkin exudes sensuality. Its incredible.The title may sound pulpy and cheap - but its for good cause. We find out in the first few minutes that its the name of the song the killer was playing when the first murder of the film occured. Its also ironic - the crime-ridden world of this film is anything but a sea of love.7/10. Must-see for Pacino fans and fans of cop thrillers. For everyone else, not essential, but great saturday night fair.