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The Pledge Reviews

2001

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Director Sean Penn's (THE INDIAN RUNNER, THE CROSSING GUARD) third film features Jack Nicholson as Jerry Black, a retired detective whose final case ultimately causes his slow descent into madness. In the midst of his retirement party, Black decides to join Detective Stan Krolak (Aaron Eckhart) on one last case. The molested .. Read more

Starring	Jack Nicholson, Helen Mirren, Michael O'Keefe, Mickey Rourke
Director	Sean Penn
Genres	Drama

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- Adapted from a book by Friedrich DÃrrenmatt, Penn's cop thriller-cum-psycho-drama is ambitious but deeply flawed.... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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  Jack at his best
  
  Jack Nicholson plays a cop about to retire who just can't let go of one last case where a young child's mutilated body is found whilst the opening ... read more »
  
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  - Shelbert
  - Middx
  - 19 Nov 2003 at 10:41
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- - 1
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  Don't expect a jolly evening
  
  Surprisingly bleak for an american film.
  
  Reference to Nicholson's other mad man characters, by use of same actor playing the Gas Station owner as... read more »
  
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- - mabel1
  - 17 reviews
  - Worthing, UK
  - 09 Apr 2011 at 19:20
- - 0
  - 0
  confusing but enjoyable
  
  A confusing but enjoyable film. Better after the first third. Lots of big name actors with small parts. Nicolson's gives a strong performance
  
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- - a customer
  - 07 Apr 2011 at 23:11
- - 0
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  ok not 5 stars
  
  Gosh I would say the top review for this film is way over the top, I do not think this film merits 5 stars thats for sure. Began well however certainly lost its... read more »
  
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  - london
  - 22 Mar 2011 at 21:29
- - 1
  - 1
  Do not know why it has 3 stars!
  
  Slow, boring, uneventful, depressing... no proper ending screwed up film. Really makes me wonder who is rating the films on this website as I completely do not ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 29 Dec 2010 at 16:47
- - 0
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  keeps you guessing!
  
  Really enjoyed this film, keeps you guessing to the very end, I am normally good at guessing who done it but I had no idea! slightly slow at times but over all ... read more »
  
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- - jules33
  - 19 reviews
  - Bournemouth
  - 11 Nov 2010 at 00:24
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  - 0
  slow burning drama.
  
  The first 30 minutes drew me in but it did fizz out a little after the first hour or so but then builds itself back up again for the finale...i must admit i ... read more »
  
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- - Mainland
  - 32 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 09 Nov 2010 at 22:17
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  The Pledge
  
  Another excellent piece of acting from Jack Nicholson, but the plot is rather weak. However I would fully recommend it to others.
  
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- - NormanLes
  - 13 reviews
  - Stourbridge
  - 08 Nov 2010 at 18:40
- - 0
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  Like a slow locomotive...
  
  ...this one chugs along slowly, steadily, pacing itself, taking its time, working up to it, gradually building ... to a eye-rollingly obvious anticlimax. The ... read more »
  
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  - Ludlow
  - 05 Nov 2010 at 23:06
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  enjoyable
  
  an enjoyable film with an interesting and unusual end
  
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  - Rhyl
  - 13 Jan 2010 at 20:35
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  Disappointing
  
  With such great reviews citing the original book and the fabulous direction, and with such a big name, I expected much from this film and held on right to the ... read more »
  
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- - Sezzle
  - 49 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 25 Sep 2009 at 20:10
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- - 17
  - 1
  Jack at his best
  
  Jack Nicholson plays a cop about to retire who just can't let go of one last case where a young child's mutilated body is found whilst the opening ... read more »
  
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- 295364
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Shelbert
  - Middx
  - 19 Nov 2003 at 10:41
- - 5
  - 2
  Flawed but well played drama
  
  A glittering cast cannot rescue this film, but it could have been great.
  
  Based on a personal favourite of mine, the book of the same name by ... read more »
  
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- - chesterfilmfan
  - Chester
  - 06 Apr 2005 at 20:47
- - 4
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  The Pledge is an ...
  
  The Pledge is an interesting but slow moving thriller. While for much of it's length the actual story is fairly bland and predictable - recently retired ... read more »
  
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- - loz#6
  - BRISTOL
  - 06 Feb 2004 at 23:48
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  Big Jack keeps his promises
  
  This thriller starring Jack Nicholson and directed by Sean Penn does not disappoint. Jack Nicholson stars as a retired detective who makes a pledge to the ... read more »
  
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- - Gavin Fowler
  - North East, England
  - 30 Mar 2004 at 11:18
- - 3
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  Jack shines
  
  Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Penn must surely trust each other completely. After so many overblown Nicholson performances, here's a study of quiet perfection. A ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 02 Jun 2004 at 22:09
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  Promising debut from ...
  
  Promising debut from Sean Penn, well acted throughout, although it lost its way at the mid-point and was slightly offbeat and far-fetched towards the end. ... read more »
  
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- - BigBear#1
  - BURTON ON TRENT
  - 09 Nov 2003 at 23:18
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  A good fim, ...
  
  A good fim, entertaining and Jack Nicholson puts in a good performance. However, it is a run of the mill retiring cop storyline for most of the film. The only ... read more »
  
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- - Jon#43
  - SUNDERLAND
  - 03 Apr 2004 at 16:41
- - 1
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  TERRIBLE ENDING
  
  NICHOLSON IS HIS USUAL BRILLIANT SELF IN SLOW MOVING BUT GOOD STORY LINE FILM ....IN KEEPING HIS PROMISE TO FIND THE KILLER OF A WOMANS DAUGHTER JACK BECOME ... read more »
  
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- - JAMES MC KEE
  - N. IRELAND
  - 09 Mar 2006 at 14:35
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  The Pledge
  
  As this film was directed by an actor, it is typically self indulgent and needlessly long. The premise was actually very good, but the outcome was reached ... read more »
  
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- - scarah72
  - 1 review
  - Blackburn
  - 29 Apr 2008 at 10:11
- - 1
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  The Pledge
  
  The film was watchable but had the potential for being so much better. Great cast but the film was really drawn out and a disappointing ending. It was also ... read more »
  
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  - Dulwich, London
  - 06 May 2008 at 22:17

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  Director Sean Penn's (THE INDIAN RUNNER, THE CROSSING GUARD) third film features Jack Nicholson as Jerry Black, a retired detective whose final case ultimately causes his slow descent into madness. In the midst of his retirement party, Black decides to join Detective Stan Krolak (Aaron Eckhart) on ...