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Movie Reviews of Narc
Movie Review: Steals your eyes into the screen then scorches them away!
Summary: 5 Stars
Narc is perhaps one the most original, exciting and gritty movies on police corruption since Serpico. If you're looking for a no nonsense movie filled with plot twists, great acting, and suspense this movie is for you. Hands down, the cast was amazing and believable. I am happy that Ray Liotta selected this project because he hasn't been this good in a movie since the Goodfellas! You will leave the movie shaken as if Ray was yelling down your throat. I am also thankful that Jason Patric(who is a underrated actor)decided to stop taking useless roles such as Speed 2 Cruise Control and instead took on a role where he could show the movie audience his intelligence and rising star. Joe Carnahan also had a lot to prove as he did shed his Tarantino-wannabe style from his first movie. Other movies in the police corruption genre such as Training Day were lead by great actors as well, yet their big budget did ruin its authenticity. However even with a very small budget, Carnahan was still able to make a very authentic slick piece of filmaking. Narc was dark and gritty in many ways such as its violence. The violence was strong and brutal especially in the jaw dropping opening scene and the unforgettable ending, so do take that under consideration before taking young children into the picture. This film is a true gem, it's indeed a film worth driving to select theatres to see it, you will love it.Movie Review: One of the Best Movies of 2003
Summary: 5 Stars
Being down this territory of gritty police dramas countless times("French Connection", "Training Day", "Manhunter", etc.), the thing that struck me about "Narc" is that I didn't care about that fact. In the film's shocking opening sequence, we see narcotics officer Nick Tellis (Jason Patric) involved a tragic turn of events that leaves him suspended from duty. So its surprising to him when over a year later, he's asked to look into the murder of another narcotics officer that has went cold. He ends up being partnered with that officers' partner, Henry Oak (played to perfection by Ray Liotta) and sent on a trail of addicts and dealers to solve the crime. But in the end, how far are they willing to go for the truth, and what will it truly cost both of them? Both Patric and Liotta are incredible in the portryal of men who have suffered great pain, and are tortured by it constantly. The visuals in this movie are solid and often range from the creative (a stunning split-screen montage of interogations) to the simple (a extended monologue involving Oak and his past shot through a highly relfective car window). "Narc" ulitmately ends like it should: with no easy answers, and no assurances to anyone's true fate after the final, shocking revealation. It's truly an incredible movie, and among my favorites this year. Highly Recommended.Movie Review: A remarkable film!
Summary: 5 Stars
The camera moves in a certain style who reminds us to Aronofsky (Requiem for a dream) . The opening sequence chase is told in the pures documenal style hand nervous camera.
First at all Jason Patrick has grown up as an actor to keep in mind in futures releases . His performance is deeply complex , because he has three dragons to face ; one as husband for his eccentrities , another dragon is the weight of the blame as an involuntary murderer and the other is to find out who are ehind the murderer of a cop . Liotta makes an admirable work too . His rol is extraordinary well written . The dark atmosphere is a punch ; I mean : watch this artistic work , because the picture is much more than a simple case about dealers , cops and bad or good guys ; precisely this is a strong point to its favour ; nobod is innocent (like the real life). The film trascends itself to become progressively in a disturbing and provocative story . The angles shooting and the screen divided in four (previously used for Norman Jewison in he Thomas Crown Affair and more recently in The italian job) is amazing.
A very complex and perfect script support and makes of that film one of the best issues filmed in 2003 . There are shades of Serpico , Internal affairs and Dark blue but the film owns personality and too much to say.
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Movie Review: Great film, highly underrated
Summary: 5 Stars
I am an avid watcher of movies, and "Narc" is one of the best cop films I have ever seen. Unlike most of its big-budget Hollywood counterparts, this film shows what I feel is a gritty and accurate account of what it is like to be a cop. Ray Liotta and Jason Patric play their roles to perfection, and since they are both such great actors they are able to play off each other to make their characters' shaky relationship work well.
Aside from the great, natural dialogue and excellent plotline, one of the things that I thought made this movie better than the standard cop flick is that the two main characters were actually made to LOOK like cops. Ray Liotta gained 25 pounds and wore a fat suit to give his character a more realistic, aged look, and Jason Patric looked sufficiently scuzzy, as he was portraying an undercover narcotics detective who was required to look like a criminal. What most Hollywood filmmakers don't seem to realize is that real cops don't look like Colin Farrell or Josh Hartnett, they look like real people who don't have the benefit of make-up artists and hair stylists, nor do they necessarily look like Playgirl centerfolds.
I would highly recommend this movie to anyone looking for a change from mindless big-budget explosion-fests like "SWAT" or "Bad Boys."
Movie Review: How to make an independent film worth watching
Summary: 5 Stars
Does anyone here remember Speed 2? No? Good. becuase anyone who has seen that film will find if hard to believe that the wooden, stiff and stilted actor (not Sandra Bullock) in the lead role is the same as the one in this small time independent masterpiece. but, and i assure you, it is.Jason Patric is brilliant as the guilt ridden cop on a last case, bringing depth to the character and making the viewer feel for him when he encounters both the good and the bad through the course of this movie.
So too is Ray Liotta, whose Henry Oak character is one of the most impressive "cop on the edge" characters since they first started doing movies about cops on the edge.
The supporting cast is good too, especially the police chief character, the infected informant, and Busta Rhymes's near-cameo as one of the suspects.
The director also helps things along, shooting it with a gritty, almost noirish colour, and making good use of editing and flashbacks, and he keeps the action from getting over the top, letting the characters fire off far more than the weaponry, with a great soundtrack to boot.
This film was produced by Tom Cruise, and it actually reflects this: it's not very big, but is eminently watchable. independent film at it's best.