"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" The Unblinking Eye (2005)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Frank Prinzi

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator)
Rene Balcer (developer)

TV Series:

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001)

Original Air Date:

8 May 2005 (Season 4, Episode 21)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The fiancée of an aspiring actor is shot down in front of him, and Goren and Eames search for her killer all whilst he grieves in front of the cameras. |

Plot Keywords:

Treasure Hunt | Aspiring Actor | Ex Girlfriend | Stage Fright | Best Friend

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Detective Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe	...	Detective Alexandra Eames
Jamey Sheridan	...	Captain James Deakins
Courtney B. Vance	...	A.D.A. Ron Carver
Jeff Hephner	...	Michael Pike
Pablo Schreiber	...	Ed Lang
Kat Foster	...	Kelly West
Jicky Schnee	...	Dana Candon
Jayne Houdyshell	...	Ruth Pear
William Prael
Gio Perez	...	Diego
Ernest Mingione	...	Miller
David Dollase	...	ADA Stefan Calos
Arthur Acuña	...	Johnny Santos (as Arthur T. Acuna)
Joanie Ellen	...	Julie

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:M (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

Matt Damon appears in the episode "The Unblinking Eye" as himself (although he does not appear on screen, we do hear his voice, and he is referred to by other characters as "Mr. Damon").

Quotes:

District Attorney Ron Carver: If only he had gone blank on that street corner.
Detective Alexandra Eames: [scratches head] Oh, but then they wouldn't get to be celebrity perps.

Movie Connections:

References Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Are These Actors Good Enough To Fool The Cops?

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Two young people are shot right after some window shopping. A punk comes up to the girl and shoots her dead at point-blank range. He then fires at the fiancé who is about 15 feet away. He survives, but the more the program goes on, the more it becomes a possibility that he is in on the shooting. Having himself shot as well as his girlfriend. That seems a little far-fetched but then again, a lot of these Criminal Intent stories are pretty bizarre, so it's a definite possibility. The kid is an aspiring young actor.

Contemplating the above, Eames wonders, "Taking a bullet to the shoulder to make it look real? Now that's acting!" Did the young actor have the whole thing set up, or is he just lucky to be alive as a jealous actor-friend of his could easily be behind this murder. He's the better actor but was sabotaged earlier in his career by his buddy.

Jealousy and desire to become a movie star is a big part of the motivation for this story......but which actor is the most jealous of the other?