Directed by: Oren Moverman
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Robin Wright, Steve Buscemi, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Foster, Ned Betty, Anne Heche, Ice Cube
MPAA Rating: R
Distributed by: Millennium Entertainment
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Running Time Time: 107 minutes
Film: 3 out of 5 stars
Extras: 3 out of 5 stars
Woody Harrelson is one hell of an underrated actor. He needs some props because the man can deliver an intense performance. This film is dark and gritty and he nails his role as an cop ready to burst. The supporting cast in the film is very notable including Anne Heche, Ben Foster, Ice Cube, Ned Betty, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Wright, Steve Buscemi. Some of them have small roles but overall they are all great and add to this ensemble. The film is a little slow moving overall and backed by fantastic cast and performances, it doesn’t really win my praise as entertaining.
The story follows Officer Dave Brown (Harrelson) who follows his own code of law and somethings takes things a little too far. Brown is not only dealing with his complicated family issues, but also investigators at his precinct . He falls head first into a downward spiral of bad situations following a brutal unnecessary beating of a civilian. Overall great acting, decent movie.
The film gritty itself but the Blu-ray is sharp and delivers its 1080p transfer well. The audio is also impressive packing a whopping Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track. The extras are like a film a little bit a let down. Oren Moverman delivers a decent audio commentary. There are a few cast/crew interviews also included, with a cast like this it is worth checking out. Lastly there is a decent behind-the-scenes featurette included. Overall decent but nothing spectacular.