William Friedkin's "Cruising" is a about a cop (Al Pacino) who goes undercover to catch a serial killer who is targeting gay . The film was controversial even before it was released with protest led by gay journalist Arthur Bell. I had caught the movie on VHS but was curious to see it again because Friedkin had done some changes for it's blu ray release. The movie still really doesn't work as a thriller. Pacino is not too sexy in his leather drag but the killer is attracted to men who look like him. The murders are still violent and shocking -Friedkin seems to have inserted some sexuall