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We Own The Night (DVD)

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We own the (violent) night

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5 Nov 27th, 2007 

22 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Good plotline and characters

Disadvantages:
Rather graphic for its 15 rating

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I saw this film at the cinema a few weeks ago.
I'm not going to go into huge depth about who is in this and all that stuff - you can find that on IMDB if you want it.

The film is about 2 brothers who as the movie starts are somewhat on opposite sides. Phoenix is the successful nightclub manager and his brother (Wahlberg) is making the senior rankings of the New York police in the anti-gang squad. (Their cap badge logo gives the film its name). Their father is chief of police.

I will give you a very brief plot summary :-
The bad guys are operating out of Phoenix's club. The police want the bad guys. After a family crisis, Phoenix changes sides.

That is a VERY brief summary.

The film is really quite complex with a large number of characters who weave in and out of the action at key moments. The action is fast paced and the narative rarely lets up on the tension. The violence is of the modern "realistic" variety, very sudden and very shocking for its realism. There is also one quite graphic sex scene with Eva Mendes and Phoenix.

I am very surprised that this film is not '18' rated (unless it has been substantially edited down from the cinematic release and that is very rare these days).

Did I like it? Yes. It tells a complex story very well, has a believable plot structure and good character development of the main players. I certainly would not suggest it for family viewing - even with teenagers - as I think the rating is wrong.

Enjoy! 

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Comments about this review »

LJOne 03.12.2007 00:04

A great review.

techno_man_37 27.11.2007 19:37

great review, ill hav to check this one out

karimkha 27.11.2007 16:25

Fantastic review, well written.

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