Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

Denzel Washington
as John Hobbes

John Goodman
as Jonesy

Donald Sutherland
as Lt. Stanton

Embeth Davidtz
as Gretta Milano

James Gandolfini
as Lou

Elias Koteas
as Edgar Reese

Gabriel Casseus
as Art

Robert Joy
as Charles

Aida Turturro
as Tiffany

Michael J. Pagan
as Sam
CinemaSerf
I must have watched this film three or four times now, and each time it takes me the first half hour to recall. It's an intriguing story rooted in Aramaic mythology but applied to 20th century Philadelphia. "Hobbes" (Denzel Washington) is a detective who worked on the case of serial killer "Edgar Re...
GenerationofSwine
I generally have a distaste for movies where Denzel plays the smart cop/government agent/detective because he does it far too often, he seems to be typecast, and it's a waste of pro talent. He's above playing the same sort of role over and over again. But this is one of the exceptions. He does ...