15 Minuten Ruhm (2001)

15 Minuten Ruhm: Directed by John Herzfeld. With Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Avery Brooks. A homicide detective and a fire marshal must stop a pair of murderers who commit videotaped crimes to become media darlings.

“This a rough, edgy film but the interesting characters make it entertaining for the full two hours. For some reason, I donu0026#39;t believe this film got a lot of publicity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eKarol Roder doesnu0026#39;t get any billing but heu0026#39;s as much a star in this movie as big-names Robert Redford and Edward Burns. Another actor who also has a key role, Oleg Taktarov, has no billing! Wow, they really hosed the Eastern European actors in here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is partially another indictment against the tabloid press. Playing the villain in that regard is good u0026#39;ole u0026quot;Frasieru0026quot; from TV: Kelsey Grammar. He plays a foul-mouthed tabloid television sleazoid u0026quot;Robert Hawkins.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSometimes this got a bit too edgy for me, nor did I appreciate Burnsu0026#39; verbal blasphemy, but I also enjoyed some of the black humor in here. Overall, itu0026#39;s not a film that, frankly, was that memorable yet I would watch it again.”