Solid Cop Thriller

callanvass

This is a solid cop thriller that's suspenseful and extremely well acted. It's a powerful film at times,with a pretty suspenseful finale plus, it has a good mystery to it as well. i really liked all the characters, and it has one of the best casts i have ever seen. I admit i was expecting this to be a bit better, however i still enjoyed it very much ,and it also helps that the story is engrossing for the most part. although i would have liked to see more of Robert Deniro, he still shined in his scenes, and all the rest of the cast, is awesome especially Stallone and Liotta. The Direction is very good. James Mangold, does a very good job here, creating some cool atmosphere, and some cool camera tricks here and there nothing fancy but he did his job very well. There is a bit of blood. We get quite a few extremely bloody gunshot wounds in the finale but that's it. The Acting is AWESOME!. Sylvester Stallone is AMAZING as always, and gives one of the best performances in his career, and he proves that he is a fantastic actor,in this he is always amazing, but this is one of his best, as he is required to play a very gritty and different role here and he was up to the challenge! (Stallone Rules!). Ray Liotta, is Awesome here, he is a fantastic actor, and i just loved every minute he was on screen! he's crazy (Liotta Rules!). Harvey Keitel is also one of my favorites and he is great as usual when on screen. Robert De Niro is AMAZING as always, and was great here, i just wish he had more screen time!(Deniro Rules!). Peter Berg is fine with what he has to do. Janeane Garofalo is okay, but didn't have much to do. Robert Patrick is great here and adds his usual intensity. Michael Rapaport does what he has to do well, as the rookie cop. Annabella Sciorra is easy on the eyes but her part is very thin. Cathy Moriarty adds class when she's on screen. Overall this is a solid thriller that i expected a bit more of but still highly recommend! ***1/2 out of 5

score 8/10

callanvass 26 March 2005

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