Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

insomniac_rod I chased down this movie for a while and it did not disappoint me. I truly enjoyed it because it brought Al "The King" Pacino back into business and mainly because it is a damn good Cop-Thriller flick. More in the likes of "Tightrope" (1984), we have the basic plot of a serial-killer on the loose being chased by a Detective who might get in the middle of the killer's motives when he starts an intense romance with a femme fatale. The events are interesting and the suspense although it is not high, it delivers, and it is aided by splendid humor contributed by the on-screen duo conformed by Pacino and John Goodman; you know, the typical cop buddies. I really liked the plot and the whole serial killer situation, but what really got into me was the fascinating sexual magnetism between Pacino and Ellen Barkin, who might not be "very pretty" for Hollywood's standards, but she is very attractive and unlikely sexy. The soundtrack is equally good with a highlight by Tom Waits. Check this underrated Thriller gem and enjoy Pacino at his best.

generationofswine "Sea of Love" What can I say, it has Al Pacino and John Goodman in a movie with Ellen Barkin and Michael Rooker. It's as if the people who cast the film wanted nothing more than the creation of an easy link when they played Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.Brando was in "The Godfather" with Pacino who was in "Sea of Love" with Barkin who was in "Diner" with Kevin Bacon.Robert Downey Jr was in "Iron Man" with Jeff Bridges who played the Dude along side John Goodman who was in "Sea of Love" with Rooker who was in "JFK" with Kevin Bacon.It is kind of what the movie does best, gives you those links that lets you work around the over used movies like "A Few Good Men." Going through "Diner" is a lot more satisfying than going through "JFK," but sometimes you are just there and might as well take it.Wait, what does all of this have to do with the movie? What do 90s drinking games have to do with Sea of Love? Absolutely nothing, it was just space filler."Sea of Love" is not a bad movie...but it is one that you have seen before. "Jennifer 8" is the same style but with a cooler ambiance. "The Ambulance" is the same sort of movie with a stranger plot.Unless you are a die hard Pacino fan...and who isn't?...you probably came across this movie on WGN at noon on a Sunday.Sunday Manatee is "Sea of Love" with Al Pacino...because you aren't watching cable so we can't afford to give you something premium.It's that type of flick and nothing more and nothing less.

NateWatchesCoolMovies Sea Of Love is one of my favourite romantic thrillers of the 80's. It's perfectly structured, riveting the whole way through, and just as steamy as you'd imagine a pairing between Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin to be. It's so well made that we don't even notice pieces of the puzzle falling into place until the image they make is staring us right in the face and we sheepishly snap out of the sensual trance the film has laid upon us. It's never too grisly, never sappy, but strikes every note in time with the rhythm of both its script and the acting style of the two leads. Pacino is Frank Keller, a police detective pursuing a killer who is choosing their victims based on personal ads placed in the newspaper. This provides a readily made paper trail for him to follow and hopefully find his man, but in the process he must stage a bunch of blind dates that are essentially theatrical stake outs, in attempt to lure his prey into the open. Pacino is always keen and sharp when playing detective roles, but only in this one does the romantic side of his life play just as important of a part as the thrill of the hunt and the crime dynamics, which makes the role unique in his career. Things get complicated when he gets involved in a torrid and unpredictable affair with Helen, a mysterious girl who replies to one of the adds and quickly becomes a prime suspect. Aided by another detective (John Goodman is fantastic as always) from a few precincts over, he tries to race against both time and the spiderweb of danger which is unseen yet slowly winches tighter on everyone involved, as the killer circles them all. Watch fpr suppoetin turns from Michael Rooker, William Hickeyn, Paul Calderon, Richard Jenkins, Larry Joshua, John Spencer and a cery young Samuel L. Jackson who is simply credited as 'black guy", which cracked me up. It's got rocket fuel for pacing and I mean that as a compliment; It's pure cinema from both a genre standpoint and in general. Fairly forgotten these days, but one of the very best to come out of its era.

kai ringler What a great mystery/thriller from Al Pacino,, and btw John Goodman wow he's totally awesome.. Ellen Barkin sexy as ever,, the sex scenes just rocked. There's a lonely hearts killer in the city and it's up to a pair of cops, one from the Bronx, the other from Manhattan to catch up to a grizzly killer who answer's single's ad's but only ones that rhyme,, so the pair of detectives decide that the best way to catch our killer is to set themselves up on "dates", and get the fingerprints off of the glass. easier said than done.. there's this one girl who refuses the drink, so no fingerprints,, he runs into her at the supermarket later, finally ends up with her prints,, but he doesn't bag the glass, because he has now fallen in love with her.. wonderful thriller with great acting ,, must see.