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The Finishing Touch

Name: The Finishing Touch
Director: Fred Gallo
Released: 1992
Duration: 81 min

Representation Score

2.6/10

Limited

1992

Director

Fred Gallo

Runtime

81 minutes

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The Finishing Touch is a conventional 1990s thriller that adheres to established genre clichés. It operates within a traditional framework, centered on a male-led investigation into nightclub murders. The film reinforces standard hierarchies, particularly concerning gender and institutional authority. Its narrative structure depends on the police force as the main vehicle for justice, following the typical patterns of early 90s crime procedurals. Overall, the film lacks intentionality in challenging social norms. It offers a narrow perspective on identity and social structure, reflecting the homogeneous casting and narrative styles of its era.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Finishing Touch have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on a heterosexual relationship between the male protagonist and his ex-wife. It does not include any characters with non-binary or non-cisgender identities.

How does The Finishing Touch portray gender?

Fair

The female lead is a police officer, but her storyline revolves around her being targeted by violence. This reinforces traditional roles where women are often victims and men protectors.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Finishing Touch?

Limited

The film does not indicate a diverse cast. It seems to follow the homogeneous casting practices common in early 90s crime procedurals.

How does The Finishing Touch represent religion and culture?

Limited

The movie emphasizes law enforcement and maintaining social order. It relies on conventional morality and upholds established Western institutional authority.

Does The Finishing Touch include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

The female lead holds a professional position as a police officer.

Limited or Absent

The film leans on the 'damsel in distress' cliché by making the female lead's safety dependent on the male protagonist's actions.
The narrative fails to include LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender characters.
The casting tends to default to homogeneous, non-diverse patterns typical of early 90s thrillers.
The story upholds traditional Western institutionalism without exploring diverse cultural perspectives.

Official Synopsis

Sam Stone is a cop with personal as well as professional problems. Stone investigates a series of killings in the night club scene. His ex-wife, also a cop, goes undercover to find the killer and Stone is faced with a double problem: keeping her alive and catching the killer before another woman is killed.

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