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We Own the Night
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MPAA RATING: R for strong violence, drug material, language, some sexual content and brief nudity
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, and Eva Mendes
Bobby Green has turned his back on the family business. The popular manager of El Caribe, the legendary Russian-owned nightclub in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach, he has changed his last name and concealed his connection to a long line of distinguished New York cops. For Bobby, every night is a party; he greets friends and customers or dances with his beautiful Puerto Rican girlfriend, Amada, in a haze of cigarette smoke and disco music. But it's 1988, and New York City's drug trade is escalating. Bobby tries to keep a friendly distance from the Russian gangster who is operating out of the nightclub--a gangster who is being targeted by his brother, Joseph, an up-and-coming NYPD officer, as well as his father, Burt, the legendary deputy chief of police. (Columbia Pictures)
| GENRE(S): | Crime | Drama |
| WRITTEN BY: | James Gray |
| DIRECTED BY: | James Gray |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: February 12, 2008 Theatrical: October 12, 2007 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 117 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 5.8 (out of 10) based on 35 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Johnny2cents gave it a0:
Surely there must be more than 8 planets in this galaxy ( Pluto has been declassified for all you geniuses who thought this was a great movie) because I was definitely in another galaxy. Implausibility after implausibility, even the Farrely brothers don’t have that much nerve. How can ANYONE find ANYTHING remotely good about this piece of unadulterated piece of garbage? Cliché is embarrassed. I ‘m not surprised that Marky Mark would star in such rubbish, but I guess Joaquin hasn’t learned how to use his star power yet and Robert Duvall, poor chap must he be desperate. Sorry I have to go to my telescope and see where the hell I am. -------0 your rating doesn’t go that low.
Nick D. gave it a0:
Startlingly boring. Oh, was that car chase awesome? I wouldn't know, I was asleep by then. Sure the movie's opening was promising with Blondie's "Heart of Glass" playing in the background as Eva Mendes's exposed breast was being fondled, but after that the only thing that kept me riveted was the promise of an inevitable love scene between Scarface and Marky Mark which was sadly scrapped on the cutting room floor to make room for more pointless conversations about tables and table accessories. I give this movie two coughs, a yawn, and a pack of mules.
Chad S. gave it an8:
Amada(Eva Mendes) is not a blondie; that's why "Heart of Glass" and "Rapture" throb on the soundtrack. This irony sets the stage for Amada's new life as a law and order man's girlfriend. But "We Own the Night" is dishonest about Bobby's father(Robert Duvall) and brother(Mark Wahlberg) in their dealings with Amada, the "brown-ie", the Puerto Rican who sticks out like a sore thumb at police functions. There's racism, but the film conceals it through editing. Since "We Own the Night" chooses to be cowardly about dealing with Amada's ethnicity, it's only fair that the writer hammers square peg attributes, such as integrity and a willingness to be law-abiding, down her round-hole essentiality. Amada likes being an outlaw, but "We Own the Night" doesn't want to Maria Conchita-Alonso her(she played a bad girl in Dennis Hopper's "Colors"), and reforms her party girl image. "We Own the Night" could've been an exceptional police procedural had Bobby(Joaquin Phoenix) insisted that the Grusinsky men accept Amada into the fold as one of the preconditions for his coaction in the family business.
Gilbert A. gave it a0:
Nothing Special whatsoever, I was letdown by its chunky execution. It is a lifeless, mechanical, easily let-out bore with no effect of engagement at all. Its cool look is not enough. It felt way too quick, it was fast-paced, and didn't explain much, or in better terms enough. It went so fast, it felt like an easy 80 minutes. The back did say 2 hours, but no way, it must have been way shorter than that. It wasn't just really rushed and fast, it was super-short as well, the plot went by like there is something missing. Most might disagree, but don't expect a departed sequel, it is pretty much like what people have been saying for Eragon 2006.
Bill C. gave it a0:
I would have been much more pleased if it weren't so aggressive with the effects, it is so unhip and pleased with itself that James Gray just simply gives up and offers only a weak attitude for things. I was left disappointed, no wonder there is very little reviews for this film, because it looks like a Departed sequel. With a stolen actor playing an extremely similar character. It is truly predictable, and the story is obvious in terms of violence, conflicts, and reactions. It went the weak way of things and turned great and powerful gangster fun into a craphole of darkness where bitterness, and nothing can be seen. The thought of nothing and discomforting positions, where you become guilty of watching this film, it doesn't just have straight sex, it is obsessed with it. And the script felt like it was written by a 12-year-old, who makes things clearly simple enough for a seven-year old to understand. But with the addition of drugs, sex, violence, and -beepin- language, we get a restricted acomplyse. For me, this is Octobers worst big-hit since never. This is unique, but no one is pleased due to the terrible acting from Mark Walhberg, and his showing of age in his career during his previous productions Shooter film, which let most users down. From that, no one is willing to see this film because he is just not doing well. Anyways, if you have seen Shooter, DON'T, and if you do, DON'T see this either. Because their both the same, both sharing easily constructed plots, predictable ends, dull traits, and boringly pretty much the same thing as the trailer. Which shows only the best parts, and you don't realize that those really amazing parts are TOTALLY WASTED from poor direction. Wow was I sure mislead.
Jay H. gave it a5:
Imagine, a story about two brothers on opposite sides of the law..like that hasn't been done a million times before! Besides it's lack of originality, it has a negativity that leaves the viewer with a foul taste. It has one great car chase, the rest is predictable and slow moving. The characters are poorly developed. It is well produced however, and the actors do indeed try.
Benoit D. gave it a10:
On of the best movie I ever saw. Everything is perfect.
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