Eye Candy #337 - "The January Man"

The January Man:  A very dated film from the late 80's that hasn't aged well, from it's alto sax/synthesizer score to the teased-up big hair. It's definitely a curio of the times. It also attempts to meld two great tastes into one Reesy cup, with romantic comedy and serial killer thriller being the two genres chosen (you may note that those two genres seldom if ever go together well). The story of Nick Starkey (Kevin Kline), a former NYC cop brought back to the force to track down a serial killer preying on woman in the city, after he left the force under a cloud of corruption. To say that Starkey is unconventional would be an understatement, and in the course of his investigation, ends up bedding down the mayor's daughter while sparring with an ex-lover. Written by playwright John Patrick Shanley, it often feels like watching a filmed play (granted, Shanley's screenplay work tends to either be lackluster or good...and this is lackluster). The film can't decide which kind of film it would rather be, and thusly, fails at being either. Alan Rickman has a small role as Starkey's artist-neighbor-aide Ed. Woodchuck sez, "Skip it."