China Moon (1994)

Set in a small Florida town, a homicide detective (Ed Harris) is the best in the business. He begins a casual flirtation with a married woman (Madeleine Stowe) but it soon turns into a torrid passion that won't end well. Directed by cinematographer (THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST) turned director John Bailey. Filmed in 1991, it sat on the shelf for three years before being released. If you've seen DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) or BODY HEAT (1981), you know exactly where it's going. It's not a bad neo noir by any means but so by the numbers that any freshness or originality is non existent. Both Harris and Stowe are appealing actors but they lack the sizzling chemistry that William Hurt and Kathleen Turner brought to BODY HEAT. Bailey doesn't bring any style to the proceedings which is deadly. A missed opportunity. With Benicio Del Toro and Charles Dance.