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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 |
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| Director | Sean Penn |
| Genres | Drama |
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Adapted from a book by Friedrich DĂrrenmatt, Penn's cop thriller-cum-psycho-drama is ambitious but deeply flawed.... read more on Time Out
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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enjoyable
an enjoyable film with an interesting and unusual end
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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 »