It's a sleazy film that stars a good Richard Gere, who is at his sensitive best.

Hong Kong crime specialist Andy Lau of Infernal Affairs fame, makes his English language directing debut with this solid thriller set in New Mexico

While not exactly a gift-wrapped present, it's safe to say that Flock will certainly appeal to television cop drama junkies and those who love to see Claire Danes cry, which would now include every film she's ever made.

**_Richard Gere pours out his wrath on sexual deviants in the deserts of New Mexico_** An agent for the Department of Public Safety (Gere) is being forced into retirement for overzealousness, but is intent on finding a recently abducted teen female in the desolate areas near Albuquerque while training his replacement (Claire Danes). "The Flock" (2007) is a psychological crime drama/thriller involving gross sexual offenders in the mold of "Hardcore," “Se7en,” “Kiss the Girls,” “8MM,” “The General’s Daughter” and “The Cell.” It throws in the new-female-partner angle of Eastwood’s “The Enforcer” mixed with the seedy milieu of his “Tightrope.” There are interesting insights into the human condition, such as: If you stare into an abyss long enough it might stare back. In other words, when you chase monsters, be careful you don’t become a monster. Moreover, if the guy who despises perverted sex offenders so much has no control over his own flaws, how can he blame the deviants? People tend to justify their failures by looking at the misdeeds of others. It's a natural reaction and typically not a conscious one. Actually, justification is what this flick zeroes in on: Is Babbage (Gere) rightfully enraged? Or is he just acting out his own perversions using his occupation as an excuse? Gere is kick-axx as Babbage; we need more tough-on-predators agents like him out there. As with “The…