The Badge
by Robby Henson
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Actor: Billy Bob Thornton, Julie Hagerty, Patricia Arquette, Sela Ward, William DevaneDirector: Robby Henson
Brand: Lions Gate
Writer: Robby Henson
Producer: Alicia Allain
Producer: Avi Lerner
Producer: Brian Oliver
Producer: Bruce Heller
Producer: Chris Edmonds
Producer: Danny Dimbort
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of The Badge
Movie Review: A sleeper with some big-name actors and a plot about confronting one's own demons
Summary: 5 Stars
(I am slightly confused about why this movie is called "Badge" on Amazon and "The Badge" on IMDb and the rental site Netflix.) That being said...The Badge is a movie about small-town Louisiana politics, about family struggles, about coming to terms with suicidal mothers and homosexual brothers, and about the life-long struggle for justice in crimes against strippers and transsexuals. The plot focuses on the murders of a New Orleans transsexual within the conservative LaSalle parish. The reigning politicos of the parish don't want the alcoholic, local-boy sheriff (played by Billy Bob Thornton) to investigate the matter _too_ seriously and draw too much negative attention to the parish. Sheriff Billy Bob is willing to play along with the game until his party tries to run him off the ticket for the next election.
The action is truly about Billy Bob's sheriff character finding his own true self among the corrupt local and state politicians. He manages both to find himself and to serve justice to the underground sex community (which serves the state politicians in a no-questions-asked deal).
The filmmakers perfectly portray the atmosphere of lose parishes in Louisiana. The viewer will be absorbed into the good-old-boy network of doing business, as well as the desperation of anyone who tries to buck the system or hurt Louisiana's political advancement.
Anyone who enjoys this movie should check out Billy Bob Thornton in the sleeper Chyrstal.
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