Stiletto Dance (2001)

Undercover New York police officers Eric Roberts (as Kit Adrian) and Romano Orzari (as Jay Flowers) go up against a ruthless Russian mafia, pretending to work for bleached-blond crime lord Shawn Doyle (as Anton Seaberg). Mr. Roberts invites even more danger by sleeping with the enemy's estranged wife, luscious Lucie Laurier (as Lena). This film's obvious intent is to bring female flesh and human blood to the home box office crowd, without resorting to anything hard-core. The female flesh is real, and the human blood is fake. On a cheap blood and guts level, "Stiletto Dance" is successful. Mr. Orzari and Yaphet Kotto (as Captain Sands) provide star Roberts with solid support. But, it's really Mr. Doyle's characterization of the temperamental bad guy, who keeps it moving.**** Stiletto Dance (6/8/01) Mario Azzopardi ~ Eric Roberts, Shawn Doyle, Romano Orzari, Lucie Laurier

Eric Roberts was sexy, nasty, hot, and just plain bad ASS (in a good way) in this movie. He looked buffed and I couldn't stop thinking about him as this character and ....I guess I still do think about him in this role because it fit him. The movie itself was not great but I couldn't take my eyes off Mr. Roberts. The only thing I've seen him in lately is the TV Show Sitcom "Less Than Perfect" and then on some game show. He is like so yeeesh nerdy and not hot at all that when I saw him do the action cop thing in Stilleto I couldn't believe it was the same guy!!!! Please Eric don't ignore your niche! You could be "A list" with more roles that show you doing all that physical stuff. You got the bod and the moves, the face and the acting talent, go for it man!!!!!

I like Eric Roberts and found this DVD on eBay cheap so I figured I would give it a try.This is a violent movie - so, not for everyone. But, it is well-acted enough for my tastes and the story never lost my interest. The villan (Anton) is easy to hate. Eric Roberts character is easy to like but he's rough around the edges.The action is not predictable - at least it wasn't for me, and that makes watching fun.It's no blockbuster epic but it is worth watching. Without Eric Roberts this would not be as good but with him, it's kicked up a notch.

I've always had a secret appreciation for Eric Roberts films. I think he's an underrated actor, able to do a good job if the script lets him. I also compliment him on being able to pick films that combine his macho action style with intriguing plots and relatively thorough (for the genre) characterization. "Stiletto Dance" is a good example. The story seems at first very simple, but nothing is as it appears. The plot continues to evolve in more complicated ways, but never loses the viewer. There's a romantic sub-plot that makes sense instead of just being an excuse for nudity. The main characters are filled out with motivations and nuances that make them interesting to watch. The film has a basic question to it: "How far can... and should... a police officer go to stop a crime or capture a criminal?" In my opinion, the best thing about the film is that it raises this old question in a very different manner, and leads one to a different conclusion than might have been expected.