
Cole Hauser stars in this riveting revenge thriller as Bo a decent Montana family man who makes it big as the star of an action-movie franchise Unfortunately his naivete to the Los Angeles scene makes him an easy target for a cadre of scuzzy tabloid photographers headed by Rex Harper (Tom Sizemore) They ensnare exploit entrap sue & harass him attack his car with flashbulbs & put his little boy into a coma A Malibu detective (Dennis Farina) shrugs his shoulders at the ineffectuality of the law leading Bo to take revenge into his own hands Anger-management candidate Mel Gibson produced & appears in a blink-or-you'll-miss-it cameo as do Matthew Mc Conaughey & Chris Rock Daniel Baldwin is one of the photographers & he & Sizemore really crank the reprehensible-creep level to a good old-fashioned high In the best tradition of violent revengers the moral compass starts spinning out of control by the end & you can feel the fury of all the stars involved who have to live life to the constant accompaniment of tabloid lies & flashing cameras PAPARAZZI is effective it's fast & it has a good moody score by Brian Tyler