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Dogwatch A cop who holds little regard for the low-life of New York, witnesses his partner's death in a bar. He shoots the assailant dead, only to discover that it's another cop. In a panic he dumps the body in the river... The Custodian A tough Australian police thriller in which an honest cop poses as a 'sacrificial lamb' .. Read more

Starring	Anthony La Paglia, Hugo Weaving, Barry Otto, Kelly Dingwall
Director	John Dingwall
Genres	Thriller

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- Quinlan (LaPaglia) is a cop on the verge of a nervous breakdown. He is separating from his drunken wife, who hates that... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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  La Paglia wasted.
  
  With an opening scene showing giving La Paglia the chance to show how good he is at portraying deep, emotionally battered characters I had high hopes for this ... read more »
  
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  - 03 Jun 2005 at 13:56
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  Good Bad Cops Film - Shame About the Sound
  
  In which La Paglia tries to sort out the endemic corruption in the Sydney police force. It's not made easy for him, or us come to that, in that you can'... read more »
  
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  - Lydbury North
  - 02 Aug 2011 at 11:44
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  could do better
  
  A curiously slow film, not helped by a couple of sub plots - including both of La Paglia's women - which contribute very little to the main story. La ... read more »
  
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  - Darlington England
  - 13 Feb 2007 at 14:59
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  OK FILM
  
  GOOD ACTING BUT POOR SCRIPT. ONLY REASON FOR 3 STARS LEAD ACTORS PERFORMANCE...
  
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  - CRAWLEY
  - 26 Jan 2007 at 10:41
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  A mixed bag...
  
  I rented this film solely because I am a huge fan of Anthony La Paglia. Having read some of the reviews beforehand, I was not expecting world-class material and... read more »
  
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  - Oxford, England.
  - 28 Jul 2005 at 12:46
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  La Paglia wasted.
  
  With an opening scene showing giving La Paglia the chance to show how good he is at portraying deep, emotionally battered characters I had high hopes for this ... read more »
  
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  La Paglia wasted.
  
  With an opening scene showing giving La Paglia the chance to show how good he is at portraying deep, emotionally battered characters I had high hopes for this ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 110338
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Wales
  - 03 Jun 2005 at 13:56
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  A mixed bag...
  
  I rented this film solely because I am a huge fan of Anthony La Paglia. Having read some of the reviews beforehand, I was not expecting world-class material and... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 128527
- - a customer
  - Oxford, England.
  - 28 Jul 2005 at 12:46
- - 0
  - 0
  OK FILM
  
  GOOD ACTING BUT POOR SCRIPT. ONLY REASON FOR 3 STARS LEAD ACTORS PERFORMANCE...
  
  Report this review
- 406285
- - STELLA
  - CRAWLEY
  - 26 Jan 2007 at 10:41
- - 0
  - 0
  could do better
  
  A curiously slow film, not helped by a couple of sub plots - including both of La Paglia's women - which contribute very little to the main story. La ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 411545
- - a customer
  - Darlington England
  - 13 Feb 2007 at 14:59
- - 0
  - 0
  Good Bad Cops Film - Shame About the Sound
  
  In which La Paglia tries to sort out the endemic corruption in the Sydney police force. It's not made easy for him, or us come to that, in that you can'... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1024369
- - Cato
  - 591 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 02 Aug 2011 at 11:44

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Critics' reviews
- Quinlan (LaPaglia) is a cop on the verge of a nervous breakdown. He is separating from his drunken wife, who hates that... read more on Time Out
- 44982
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- Gritty thriller along familair lines, of a man prepared to do anything for the sake of his own integrity.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  Dogwatch A cop who holds little regard for the low-life of New York, witnesses his partner's death in a bar. He shoots the assailant dead, only to discover that it's another cop. In a panic he dumps the body in the river... The Custodian A tough Australian police thriller in which an ...