Directed by:
Oren MovermanCinematography:
Bobby BukowskiComposer:
Dickon HinchliffeCast:
Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Ice Cube, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Buscemi, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon, Robin Wright, Brie Larson, Jon Bernthal, Jon Foster (more)Plots(1)
Nothing fascinates like a dirty cop. In real life they're terrifying, but in the movies their upending of law and order can open deep explorations of psychology, morality and violence. So meet Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson), Brown is a cop long ago unleashed from the rules of the Los Angeles Police Department. Roving the streets in his black-and-white cruiser, he governs and punishes at will. His home life is a riddle. Somehow he has fathered children with two sisters (Anne Heche and Cynthia Nixon). Somehow he still lives casually with them both, slipping in and out of a family life that's as tangled as his long career on the force. His own daughter calls him Date Rape. That's because, years ago, Brown may have killed a rapist and gotten away with it. The shadow of the incident still haunts him, so when his Rampart division gets caught up in a corruption scandal, Brown makes an easy target. As the controversy seeps through the department and into city hall, this hardened, reckless officer finds himself at the centre of a sordid L.A. story. (official distributor synopsis)
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Definitely an unconventional picture with a depressing aftertaste and excellent one-liners. Moreover, Harrelson portrays the main character so convincingly that he should at least get an Oscar nomination. Unfortunately, it’s a little boring, without a moral lesson (which is fine) and without a catharsis at the end (which is isn’t so fine). Rampart simply ends and that’s that. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t perfectly written and the actors are excellent. Too little action, no suspense. P.S.: Before ending up with Atlanta P.D., Shane (Jon Bernthal) from the Walking Dead trained dogs in L.A. ;) Bear in mind that I’m not a racist. Fact is, I hate all people equally.
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