Writer/director James Gray continues to explore New York's criminal elements in his third feature (Little Odessa & The Yards). This time a family of cops is torn and united through their crack down on the Russian Mafia. Even though the story is set in 1988, it could be anytime. Leading actors Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg who also serve as producers deliver fine performances but they run the risk of being typecast in roles that they have already played many times. It's a well written and crafted film. However it doesn't offer anything we haven't seen already from cop families to the Russian mob. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Friday, April 11, 2008
We Own the Night
Writer/director James Gray continues to explore New York's criminal elements in his third feature (Little Odessa & The Yards). This time a family of cops is torn and united through their crack down on the Russian Mafia. Even though the story is set in 1988, it could be anytime. Leading actors Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg who also serve as producers deliver fine performances but they run the risk of being typecast in roles that they have already played many times. It's a well written and crafted film. However it doesn't offer anything we haven't seen already from cop families to the Russian mob. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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