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What a waste of anticipation! Three (some could argue four with Eva) great actors thrust into a movie in which they obviously didn't take enough time to disect the script. Too much storyline reduced to short 15-second takes. Cheap visuals. Cheezy lines. Why police and not DEA? No Russian interpreter? Where DID Amada (Eva) go? She just disappeared. How did Phoenix get inducted into NYPD in one day and then run the place? He wants a "piece"? Scorcese..now HE coulda done somethin' with this... bad..bad...bad.
05/22/2008, 10:22 am
We Own the Night was really good because of Joaquin Phoenix. He became the movie's scene stealer. He delivered a Worthy Oscar Performance, He compelled every scene. His acting in the movie was another great performance. He intensed the movie. I loved the way he brought the movie to his acting and He should've been nominated for his role of a son willing to make his life on the right path. I would recommend this movie only if you like Phoenix's work as a really good actor. The movie itself was entertaining, but The Departed was more entertaining and worth watching. This movie was worth watching because of Phoenix. Robert Duvall also delivered a great performance as Phoenix's Father, Eva Mendes was flawless. I loved the movie.
05/22/2008, 10:22 am
excellent!!!!!***** stars....... should be nominated for an oscar acadamy ; and also should be a soon to be award winning movie selection of an classic story with Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Robert Duvall.....and more....
05/22/2008, 10:22 am
The opening scene of 80's excess and debauchery belied the simplistic, shallow plot, and oft times the story was hypocritical to the characters actions. There is very little action, a car chase and one minor gun battle at the end. Several sequences, and even scenes, add little or detract from the main storyline. Eva Mendez is great to look at, but at the end of the movie what, if anything, (besides eye candy) did she contribute to Phoenix's character or the story at all? Nothing, the story was about Phoenix's family and the choice to return/embrace his family in order to protect it or avenge it. Eva did not even represent his adopted lifestyle. This movie seemed to be slapped together at the last minute, the story was shallow, the acting atrocious (and I usually love Robert Duvall movies), and extremely predictable. The only reason I stayed for the entire movie was I was not alone, wanted something for my 7 bucks, and it did not have Matthew McConaughy. It was not Sahara bad, but it was close.
05/22/2008, 10:22 am
Terrible acting, terrible storyline, and terrible script (at one point I was laughing at some of things Pheonix and Duvall were saying). The worst part thought was that it was very predictable from beginning to end.
05/22/2008, 10:22 am
This was a great movie. Soul searching. Leaves you with lots to think about. Afleck was tremendous in the leading role. I loved this one
05/22/2008, 10:22 am
You have to see this movie.It's action packed
05/22/2008, 10:22 am
Movie was worth the money, you are entertained from the first second all the way to the end. I found myself needing to relax..very intense. Love Phoenix...worth the money just to watch him, he's amazing as always. I look forward to seeing it again!
05/22/2008, 10:22 am
John Timpanaro steals the entire movie. Joaquin Phoenix is great, Mark Wahlberg is terrific but Timpanaro deserves the Academy Award.
05/22/2008, 10:22 am
the movie started good but quickly i got the feeling that the movie was going to drag and get predictable....and it did... The only thing that got my attention was Eva Mendez who seems to get hotter by the minute.....she stole the screen for me everytime she was on it but it was sad because every scene in the movie felt poorly acted except for a handful....but i did like the old style of the movie.
05/22/2008, 10:22 am
