Glitz (Full Frame)

VHS, 96 minutes, WARNER

From crime writer Elmore Leonard's best-seller. And right on target. Popular L.A. star Jimmy Smits puts aside his law books and puts on a badge in "Glitz," a hard-hitting police thriller set in exotic Puerto Rico and glittery Atlantic City locales. "Glitz" dazzles with low-living high-rollers. Muzzle-hot excitement. Street-smart dialogue. And it should. Because it's based on the novel by the author who knows crime like a book- #1 crime writer Elmore Leonard. Now "Glitz" joins "52 Pickup", "Stick," "Mr. Majestyk" and other hard-hitting Leonard works brought to screen audiences. "Night Court's" Markie Post teams with Smits to make "Glitz" shine even more. He's the cop on a vendetta after his girl mysteriously falls from a penthouse window. She's his gusty lounge-singer confidante. And John Diehl ("Miami Vice") plays a prowling punk so scummy you'll automatically check for your wallet. "In this town penthouse divers must be as common as pinky rings," Vince snarls. But nothing is common when you're faced with all the danger and turmoil of "Glitz.".