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Joanna Pacula plays a mysterious woman who, after the death of her powerful and influential lover, hires an easy-going cab driver (Michael Nouri) to drive her from Detroit to Seattle in the middle of winter. What she is unaware of is that she is being hunted by a sinister government agent, played by Michael Ironside. Released as both
Black Ice and
A Passion for Murder, this laid-back suspense flick is something of a mixed bag. It is certainly watchable enough with some decent performances (particularly Nouri), nice dialogue and striking snowy scenery, but there is ultimately very little suspense to the picture since there are no real surprises or any interesting turns in the plot.
--D.K. Latta