Sea of Love (1989, USA) C-112m. *** D: Harold Becker. Starring Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker, William Hickey, Richard Jenkins, Paul Calderon, Mark Phelan, Samuel L. Jackson. Police inspector Pacino is faced with brutal murders of men who put ads in the lonely hearts columns in newspapers. During the investigation he meets (and gradually falls in love with) possible suspect Barkin, a steamy femme fatale. Interesting, well-written thriller, a quintessential one of the late 1980s, with another excellent performance by Pacino. Good photography by Ronnie Taylor (OPERA). Scenes with Lorraine Bracco (as Pacino's ex-wife) were cut out before the premiere.