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Title: Ugh.
Review: In lieu of more colorful euphemisms, ugh will have to suffice. As a huge fan of Homicide, I have to strongly disagree with the raves about this movie. In direct contrast to those who praised this piece, I was highly disappointed and even affronted by it. Let me speak for the fans who love the show but thought this movie was meant more as a 'kiss-off' than a 'send-off'. It left me the distinct impression that Tom Fontana was bored with writing Homicide, and wanted to destroy any chance whatsoever that he would be forced to write the characters ever again. What better way to do that than by making Tim Bayliss a 'bad guy', and then by murdering Gee, thus destroying the guiding force of the squad? The final roof-top scene with Frank and Tim is some of the best acting you will ever see, but on the whole, I would have rathered this movie wasn't made at all. Homicide deserved a better ending than this.
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