The Pledge
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Movie Review: powerful
Summary: 5 Stars
Benicio Del Toro make a riveting cameo appearance as a mentally challegenged native american in this powerful tale of murder and mystery.Robin Wright Penn is superb as usual and Jack Nicholson pulls out a spectacular performance in this thriller.Movie Review: THE PLEDGE .... Don't promise HIS OATH ? Yes or no ?
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie begin strong with a almost pensioner cop who's BLACK interpreted by the best actor JACK NICHOLSON when he is at the beginning of the story, obligated to take, to hold the PLEDGE who he will capture the murderer of the litlles blonds girls commited by a giant described but he search without find this murderer ! He goes under depression in despite of its efforts to search and search again the sinful, but he can't find him because he is killed on the road by a truck just before he is ready to make and to realize THE PLEDGE WHO HE HAS HOLD the criminal is dead before the END and during WITCH his INQUEST EVOLVE ! BUT I'S TO LATE ! HE BECOME MAD AND ALMOST CREAZY ! If the story is not clear it's because we are not vigilants, the MOVIE... IS PERFECT ! SURELY and JACK NICHOLSON plaid a good tragedy !Movie Review: The Pledge is one of the best films of 2001!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
First, I'm amazed that people would give this thought-provoking film a one-star rating. Are they accustomed to Hollywood's shoot-em-up, blow-em-up tactics or what? This movie belongs in the same plain as Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation" and Arthur Penn's "Night Moves," both terrific psychological thrillers that wisely put story and character development ahead of action. How can some of the previous reviews contest Nicholson's character's behavior? It's apparent from the beginning that his retiring cop isn't all there, especially when we hear the "voices" that Nicholson hears in his head whenever he's uncomfortable or stressed. It's possible that his character had some mental problems while a detective all those years, and this latest case helped push his struggling body into the deep end. Thankfully, Nicholson doesn't do his goofy, poke-fun-at-me raised eyebrows and smile that he does in every other movie. Like Brian Cox and the late Robert Shaw, Nicholson actually disappears into the part, and you almost forget it's the same man who was in "The Shining" and "Terms of Endearment." Penn's directing is wonderfully paced, much like films from the 1970s and late 1960s. He doesn't throw everything at the audience like loud, crude movies do now. At times, you'll be able to almost hear Nicholson's character think in the long quiet scenes. It's a terrific film, a creepy film that will haunt anyone who has children. Not for the squeemish, but definitely for serious movie fans. And don't forget to check out Benicio Del Toro's appearance.Movie Review: I suggest all cops quit, resign, retire: Few citizens truly care what you do.
Summary: 5 Stars
After seeing and musing the import of this movie I have determined primarily that Nicholson is the consummate actor. Jack may be a nut or a tad eccentric in real life but he's no Roman Polanski....
The reason I gave the title of my review the fourteen textual units is this simple equation: cops care. Or shall I say, those that don't become corrupt politicians (generally, upper echelon), felons, or suicidal/alcohol/drug infused stupefied meltdowns.
Most honorable cops consider the 'career' an admirable profession: unlike the 'jobs' that the rabble that comprise our rapidly, exponentially impelled; otherwise imploding third-world simplistic mentality society. What I mean by this statement is, many honorable policeman consider it a supreme distinction to throw their lives in the face of danger to persons unknown to them, regardless of status. Sure, it is an ideal. When is the last time a true hero (not the many shrinking violets) of todays proceedings accomplished this?
Cowards comprise many aspects of today's proceedings: mettle or courage is scarce.
I have often said that our creator could place an angel in uniform [in many of our large American cities today] and they would become corrupted with the continual onslaught of the bile of human malice: Goodness and decency from a policeman's perspective is rare indeed.
Nicholson deals with what I just alluded to, albeit on a smaller yet more intimate scale. His character embarks on the very personal mission to find a killer: A promise made.
As depicted by this movie, the price of justice is often horrific. One mans horrendous yet overly due death is also the demise of a shining example of the relentless pursuit of the notion of justice, the allegorical death of a decent soul ruined by the excursion is the result.
Buy this movie, watch it and think deeply about the unfairness of this life. Comprehend the concept of an honorable thin--blue--line separating the malaise from you: But I realize far too many simply don't care until tragedy strikes directly at ones' door by then too late.
Movie Review: The pledge is gritty which is a good thing.
Summary: 4 Stars
This film differs from what you would normally excpect from a crime investigation film in the way that there is not alot of action and car chases etc but in my opinion that is what makes this a good film the diversity factor. You can truley empathise with Jerry Black who is at times resembling a mute in the way he doesnt say anything in the heat of the moment like the main twist at the end when his life seems to be going up after retirement but to start come crashing down again by a twist of fate. The film seems to dig up sensitive issues such as paedophillia or harming children and is a thought provoking well conducted film which is not for those excpecting action so buy this film if you really are into the more thought provoking type of film.