There are some great parts to this film and then there are some the most pathetic moments in movie history. The black chick was just terrible, can't act a lick. It's kind of an addictive movie that leaves you cringing at some really poorly done parts.
sharePeople are uneven. It adds to realism. Sometimes people act in real life, sometimes they let their guard down.
shareYep, it's quite an uneven movie. The plot is great (maybe it's so because the guy who wrote the L.A. Confidential novel was involved?), Russell's character has a really interesting evolution, some scenes are beautifully filmed (like the one where Kurt Russell is driving through smoke), some are well scripted (Perry's confession in the end was actually real good), and then you also have the cheesiest things you could think of, like the church scene where Holland is supposed to look like the Saviour of the black (deeply faithful too) community, or the really bothering "nice cop with cute relationship / wicked cop with screwed up family life" cliche.
A bit of a strange bird, this movie was.
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