Flashpoint
By Marshall Fine
Rating:
Friday, July 11, 8PM, CBS
Talk about a hodge-podge: This new cop series looks at a high-test emergency-response police squad in a big city. They have negotiators, snipers, techies - and they do everything from shoot hostage-takers to talk down potential suicides. Of course, all that stressful work takes a human toll on these cops, which is the show's secondary subject - particularly because everyone else seems so ready to second-guess them. But the writing isn't particularly strong and the cast feels generic, with only Canadian actor Hugh Dillon standing out, as a sniper with a conscience. On the other hand, how credible is this squad when it includes Amy Jo Johnson, who doesn't look big enough to even lift a gun, let alone tote a sniper-rifle?
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