An ex-cop's rooftop standoff in Manhattan masks a gritty, tense diamond heist unfolding with brisk suspense.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), The Roku Channel (free), YouTube (free) and Tubi (free).
No surprises for a PG-13: no sex or nudity and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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