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Dark Blue
2003
Set amidst the brutal L.A riots, Dark Blue tells the gritty story of crime and corruption within the Los Angeles Police Department. Kurt Russell stars as Sgt. Eldon Perry, a committed but crooked cop who will stop at nothing to rid the streets of crime. But when the old-blooded shootings and illegal assignments get too much for .. Read more
| Starring | Kurt Russell, Brendan Gleeson, Scott Speedman, Ving Rhames |
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| Director | Ron Shelton |
| Genres | Drama |
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Based on a story by James Ellroy, this routine police thriller is given some much needed impact by a muscular performance from Kurt Russell. Set in the run-up to the LA riots, it follows Russell's uncompromising cop as he keeps the peace with extreme prejudice, carrying on the corruption that has been handed down through generations in the face of a new, more officious breed of policeman (represented here by Ving Rhames). It's a well trodden beat — related better in the likes of Internal Affairs — and the overfamiliar story is marred by obvious plotting, grating dialogue and a distinct lack of rounded characterisations. However, it comes to life when Russell is on the screen, fully inhabiting his monstrous character and never attempting to engage our sympathies.
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Against a background of the riots that shook LA, a familiar story of criminal cops is played out, climaxing in the sort of confession of guilt that you only find in Hollywood movies.
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April 1992. Los Angeles holds its breath as the trial of four white cops accused of beating black motorist Rodney King... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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16 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Tense thriller
Very underated, well made thriller set during the time of the LA riots following the Rodney King trial. Its themes are police corruption and the uneasy racial ... more
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Underpowered Ellroy adaptation
Ron Shelton's uneven cop thriller tells the story of tough LA cop Eldon Perry(Kurt Russell). Perry is part of the city's SIS squad and doesn't mind ... more
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
a gripping drama
Kurt Russell excels as the alcoholic self-styled 'gunslinger' whose conscience just won't stretch any further, and Scott Speedman gives a fine ... more
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Standard dirty cop fare
Yes, yes we've been here before.
Kurt Russell delivers (as always) as a shoot first ask questions later kind of cop in this thriller which is set... more -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
hard hitting, not quite
I was looking forward to this, but was left feeling dissapointed.
The problem with this film is it doesn't quite know what direction its heading ... more
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16 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Tense thriller
Very underated, well made thriller set during the time of the LA riots following the Rodney King trial. Its themes are police corruption and the uneasy racial ... more
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Underpowered Ellroy adaptation
Ron Shelton's uneven cop thriller tells the story of tough LA cop Eldon Perry(Kurt Russell). Perry is part of the city's SIS squad and doesn't mind ... more
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
a gripping drama
Kurt Russell excels as the alcoholic self-styled 'gunslinger' whose conscience just won't stretch any further, and Scott Speedman gives a fine ... more
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Standard dirty cop fare
Yes, yes we've been here before.
Kurt Russell delivers (as always) as a shoot first ask questions later kind of cop in this thriller which is set... more -
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
LA Confidential it aint...
If you like James Ellroy, hard-boiled author of LA Confidential, Black Dahlia etc it's worth checking out Dark Blue. He wrote the story on which the ... more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Fun in an old school kinda way
The film has elements of "Magnum Force" about it. That film was set in the 70s. This one is set in the 80s and has a 90s slickness but filmed in 2000s... more
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Well worth a look!
I was never a big fan of Kurt Russell, more looks than substance ( remeber the eye patch in Escape from New York...wiffy), but as he's gotten older and a ... more
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- Micthetic
- Posted 18 Nov 2004 12:52
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
There has been a recent trend for 'bad cop' movies, like Training Day and Narc, this is another of that genre. Unfortunately, this is not as good as ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Enjoyable thriller
This is an enjoyable thriller in which Kurt Russell plays the bitter, corrupt cop to perfection. The film is based on corruption within the LAPD and the tragic ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Been There Done That
Despite being set around the time of the Rodney King Riots this film has a more dated feel about it. At any moment you feel as if Dirty Harry will drive up and ... more
Critics' reviews (3)
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Based on a story by James Ellroy, this routine police thriller is given some much needed impact by a muscular performance from Kurt Russell. Set in the run-up to the LA riots, it follows Russell's uncompromising cop as he keeps the peace with extreme prejudice, carrying on the corruption that has been handed down through generations in the face of a new, more officious breed of policeman (represented here by Ving Rhames). It's a well trodden beat — related better in the likes of Internal Affairs — and the overfamiliar story is marred by obvious plotting, grating dialogue and a distinct lack of rounded characterisations. However, it comes to life when Russell is on the screen, fully inhabiting his monstrous character and never attempting to engage our sympathies.
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Against a background of the riots that shook LA, a familiar story of criminal cops is played out, climaxing in the sort of confession of guilt that you only find in Hollywood movies.
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April 1992. Los Angeles holds its breath as the trial of four white cops accused of beating black motorist Rodney King... read more on Time Out
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Dark Blue
Set amidst the brutal L.A riots, Dark Blue tells the gritty story of crime and corruption within the Los Angeles Police Department. Kurt Russell stars as Sgt. Eldon Perry, a committed but crooked cop who will stop at nothing to rid the streets of crime. But when the old-blooded shootings and ...
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