Snake Eyes (1998) Repost

Cast/Avec Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard, Carla Gugino

Corrupt but flamboyant Atlantic City police detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) attends a boxing match at the Atlantic City Arena, owned by casino owner and businessman Gilbert Powell (John Heard), between Heavyweight champion Lincoln Tyler (Stan Shaw) and a newcomer, Jose Pacifico Ruiz. Santoro is with his best friend since childhood, US Navy Commander Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), who is escorting United States Defense Secretary Charles Kirkland (Joel Fabiani), recently arrived from a trip to Norfolk to get the results of the first test of a new missile guiding system called the AirGuard. During the start of the fight, Dunne is distracted by an attractive woman named Serena (Jayne Heitmeyer) and his seat is taken by Julia Costello (Carla Gugino), a mysterious woman in a white satin suit and blonde wig and wearing glasses, later revealed to be a government research worker, who speaks to Kirkland. Suddenly, Kirkland and Costello are shot by a sniper, later revealed to be an allegedly Palestinian terrorist…

Le palais des sports d'Atlantic City contient à peine la foule venue assister au match du siècle, où s'affrontent deux poids lourds de la boxe. Soudain des coups de feu éclatent à proximité du ring et le secrétaire d'Etat à la Defense s'effondre, mortellement blessé. L'enquête commence sous la direction de l'inspecteur Rick Santoro, policier corrompu. Rick va s'efforcer de sauver sa réputation ainsi que celle de son ami Kevin Dunne, chargé de la sécurité du secrétaire d'Etat, et qui s'était malencontreusement absenté au moment du drame…