Rating: R
Movie Release Date: October 24, 2008
DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009
Plot 411: A family of cops are threatened when one of them turns dirty.
Review: This movie is about a family that is fully entrenched in the NYPD and are forced to question their loyalties when one of them crosses the line of the law. From a patriarch (Jon Voight) and his sons (Noah Emmerich and Ed Norton) to in-laws (Colin Farrell), the Tierney family has been involved and highly visible in the police force. Crime has decreased with them running the show because they've allowed their men to take matters into their own hands. But when does it become too much? When do the ends not justify the means? While I thought the subject matter was interesting - ideas of family, loyalty and code of honor - the execution was pretty bad. For a long time it's not clear who these people are in relation to the story and to each other. Which characters are brothers by blood and which are brothers through the force? I found myself getting frustrated and probably ended up missing important clues because I couldn't easily identify the people. This made the rest of the story become irrelevant. Also, a lot of the characters' motives were sketchy to say the least and were not reinforced at the end of the film. There was no real foundation for their behavior.
Movie Release Date: October 24, 2008
DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009
Plot 411: A family of cops are threatened when one of them turns dirty.
Review: This movie is about a family that is fully entrenched in the NYPD and are forced to question their loyalties when one of them crosses the line of the law. From a patriarch (Jon Voight) and his sons (Noah Emmerich and Ed Norton) to in-laws (Colin Farrell), the Tierney family has been involved and highly visible in the police force. Crime has decreased with them running the show because they've allowed their men to take matters into their own hands. But when does it become too much? When do the ends not justify the means? While I thought the subject matter was interesting - ideas of family, loyalty and code of honor - the execution was pretty bad. For a long time it's not clear who these people are in relation to the story and to each other. Which characters are brothers by blood and which are brothers through the force? I found myself getting frustrated and probably ended up missing important clues because I couldn't easily identify the people. This made the rest of the story become irrelevant. Also, a lot of the characters' motives were sketchy to say the least and were not reinforced at the end of the film. There was no real foundation for their behavior.
Watch It: If you like yourself a good cop thriller.
Skip It: Because it's one of those instances where less is definitely more and there was just too much going on in this movie.
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