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S.I.S. (2008)

NR 08/24/2008 Action, Thriller 1h 19m
40%
User
Score
4.5/10

Overview

S.I.S., or Special Investigation Squad, is an elite branch of the LAPD. A new psychopath terrorizing Los Angeles proves to be their hardest case yet.

John Herzfeld

Director

Top Billed Cast

Keith David

Keith David

Joseph Armstrong

Christina Cox

Christina Cox

Roz

Peter Stebbings

Peter Stebbings

Billy Beckett

Matt Nable

Matt Nable

Melville Atkinson

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Reviews

A review by Dan_Tebasco

Written on April 9, 2017

It's pretty obvious that this was a pilot to a tv-series that never was picked up but released on DVD as a movie instead. It even has logo-stops every 15 minutes or so with the SOS flashing up signifying it's time for advertisement.

It's surprising that it's from 2008 because it feels extremely dated, although I suppose it could have been shelved quite a while before the studio decided to try to make use of it. Feels and looks like any random mid 90's cop show.

Originally I was going to be nice and give it a 2.5 as I found some enjoyment in the cheesyness of it all and had it been picked up as a tv series (in the 90's at least) chances are I'd watch it every now and then. (Although it's pretty obvious why it wasn't picked up).

But I noticed just now that JOHN HERZFELD directed it ...

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