The Big Easy (DVD)

The Big Easy

In the New Orleans Police department Detective Remy McSwain (Dennis Quaid) is trying to find out what's behind the recent assassinations of local Mafia tough guys. Believing it is related to a large shipment of drugs that have gone missing from the local dealers, McSwain is hampered in his investigation by the presence of the new District Attorney Anne Osborne (Ellen Barkin) who is involved because she believes that the police themselves are involved in the drug dealing and murders. McSwain and Osborne are immediately attracted to each other partly for their common interest in fighting crime and seeing justice done, but as opposite types of characters they simultaneously rebuffed and excited by each other. Things become even more complicated when McSwain is arrested for taking bribes and is tried by Osborne herself. When a key piece of evidence is destroyed thus forcing the case to be dismissed Osborne manages to convince McSwain to stop taking bribes and the two decide to work together to find out who is dealing the drugs and murdering the locals. When they discover that the culprits are closer than they think a showdown ensues and as the smoke clears some new truths are discovered about their future together.