The Badge
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Movie Reviews of The Badge
Movie Review: Very well acted and suspenseful film
Summary: 5 Stars
Billy Bob Thornton is superb in this film. He plays a man who was once respected by his wife, but is now sheriff in a small town because he is seen as not too competent. The local judge does not want him to pursue a murder and is not worried that he will do so because he is just the person to handle the case, because he will mess it up. Billy drinks too much and, like his father, who was a sheriff and is now a drunk, he hates homosexuals and any person who is in any way deviant. He even ran his own brother out of town because he is a homosexual.
A truck turns over and shoes fall from the truck. Billy illegally and foolishly, but openly, gives out some $20,000 of shoes to all comers. His deputy finds a body beside the road. The person, who had been shot, has the body of a woman, but also a penis. This is the case the judge does not want pursued because of fear - later shown to be justified - that publicity would hurt the mayor's run for governor. A woman comes to town and persuades Billy to find the killer of her "husband." When the judge sees that Billy is continuing with the case, he has him framed for statutory rape and Billy is dismissed from being the sheriff.
Viewers will be interested in seeing if Billy can overcome his homophobia and solve the murder.
Movie Review: The Badge
Summary: 5 Stars
I liked this movie because it was a little different acting for Billy Bob Thorton. I had seen this on tv a long time ago, but I haven't seen it since. My husband and I were talking about Billy Bob's movies one day, and this movie came to mind. He had never seen it before and I searched on Amazon and found it...so I bought it.Movie Review: Good Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Very good who-dun-it movie. It was nice to see New Orleans as it was back before Katrina.Movie Review: Thought provoking theme but a but a bit oversimplified.
Summary: 4 Stars
Billy Bob Thornton stars in this this 2002 TV movie that is now available on DVD. He's cast as a sheriff in a small Louisiana town and he has lots of personal problems. It seems that a woman is found dead. But when the coroner examines her, he discovers it's really a man. Now the plot thickens as the politicos want to keep the fact of this transvestite being murdered in their town out of the papers. This is not going to happen though because Patricia Arquette shows up looking for the murdered person as she considers herself the murdered person's "wife". In spite of pressure of leaving the investigation alone, Billy Bob travels to New Orleans where Patricia Arquette works in a men's bar. There's more to the story of course and a lot of subplots. Eventually, of course, justice prevails.I consider Billy Bob Thornton a fine actor. His presence alone brings up the quality of this film and the theme was a bit thought provoking. I could never consider this a work of art but I enjoyed the experience of watching it.
Movie Review: Billy Bob does it again.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a slightly complex movie full of great performances. Depending on your point of view no one is entirely sympathetic. And while the story line is plausible, in real life guys like Billy Bob don't get within 100 feet of women like Patricia Arquette and Sela Ward. Come to think of it, real people don't look like Patricia Arquette and Sela Ward, do they? But that's what makes this a quirky and not entirely predictable story. Pretty entertaining. Knock off one star for William Devane's ludicrous fake southern accent.
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