
Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes
1994

1999
Director
John Flynn
Runtime
90 minutes
Average Rating
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Salt Lake City homicide detective Caleb Barnes is under increasing pressure from all sides to crack a string of serial killings that have been terrorizing the city. At the same time, Barnes' home life is beginning to crumble in the wake of his son's accidental death. Will he solve the killings before the stress tears him apart?
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film lacks any evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisnormative identities. The narrative remains focused on traditional domestic and professional crises.
Gender Representation
The story centers on a male detective in a position of authority. While it explores masculine vulnerability through grief, it does not subvert gender hierarchies.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The setting is Salt Lake City, but the racial composition of the cast is unspecified. The film appears to follow standard, homogeneous crime thriller conventions.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The plot engages with Western tropes of justice and the nuclear family. It emphasizes individual responsibility and the restoration of order rather than challenging institutions.
Disability Representation
There is no representation of neurodivergence or physical disability. The protagonist's psychological stress is framed as a reaction to trauma rather than a disability.
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AI Analysis
Absence of the Good is a conventional psychological thriller that prioritizes a singular protagonist's internal struggle. The narrative focuses on a law enforcement officer navigating professional pressure and personal grief, adhering to established genre structures. The film lacks intersectional depth, failing to include diverse identities or challenge systemic power dynamics. It relies on traditional character studies and Western tropes of justice and family sanctity. Ultimately, the work functions as a standard late-90s crime drama, offering little in the way of social or cultural disruption.

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