▁with ▁a ▁negative ▁reception ▁from ▁critics , ▁with ▁both ▁films ▁receiving ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁and ▁poor ▁box - office ▁tak ings , ▁and ▁Car uso ▁being ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁R asp berry ▁Award ▁for ▁Wor st ▁New ▁Star ▁for ▁these ▁two ▁roles . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Car uso ▁returned ▁to ▁television ▁as ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City - based ▁federal ▁pro sec utor ▁in ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁CBS ▁law ▁drama ▁series ▁Michael ▁Hay es , ▁which ▁a ired ▁for ▁one ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁Car uso ▁returned ▁to ▁film ▁with ▁a ▁supporting ▁role ▁as ▁Russell ▁Cro we ' s ▁mer cen ary ▁associate ▁in ▁Proof ▁of ▁Life ▁( 2 0 0 0 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁cult ▁psych ological ▁horror ▁film ▁Session ▁ 9 , ▁directed ▁by ▁Brad ▁Anderson . ▁Dave ▁Ke hr , ▁writing ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁pra ises ▁his ▁performance , ▁stating ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁good ▁to ▁see ▁David ▁Car uso ▁back ▁in ▁action , ▁with ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁technique ▁and ▁a ▁little ▁less ▁e go ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Car uso ▁returned ▁to ▁television ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁successful ▁role ▁since ▁NY PD ▁Blue , ▁st arring ▁as ▁police ▁lieutenant ▁Hor atio ▁Ca ine ▁in ▁the ▁C SI ▁spin - off ▁series ▁C SI : ▁Miami . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁actor ▁in ▁the ▁franch ise ▁to ▁appear ▁as ▁the ▁same