We Own The Night [Blu-ray]

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We Own The Night [Blu-ray]

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Columbia Pictures We Own The Night (Blu-ray)
What if your own family stood in the way of everything you worked for?Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has forsaken his name to escape his family and their tradition in lawenforcement to pursue his ambitions as a Brooklynnightclub owner. As he turns a blind eye to the drug dealers around him, he comes face to face withthe family he abandoned when his brother (Mark Wahlberg) and father (Robert Duvall) crack down on the club. Now Bobby must choose a side. Is he goingto turn informant or will he help run the biggestcrime ring in New York history?.

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In We Own the Night, Joaquin Phoenix, whose eyes burn with sullen anger even when he's looking at the woman he loves, plays Bobby Green, a nightclub manager in the 1980s who gets caught between his blood family he tried to leave behind--a long line of police officers--and his chosen family of friends and business partners, who turn out to be drug dealers. His father (Robert Duvall) and brother (Mark Wahlberg) want Bobby to help their investigation, but Bobby resists--until the conflict takes a brutal turn. Writer/director James Gray wears his influences on his sleeve; he's clearly seen every movie that Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola ever made and aspires to follow in their footsteps. The familiarity of the movie's territory dilutes its impact, but the plot of We Own the Night remains unpredictable, the performances have a clean vitality, and Gray's moody visual style brings some life to the genre. Phoenix (Walk the Line) dives into his role, sifting through layers of guilt and familial resentment; Wahlberg and Duvall play parts they've essentially played a dozen times, but do so with commitment and integrity. Also featuring Eva Mendes (Ghost Rider) as Bobby's devoted girlfriend, who questions just how much she'll have to give up for him. --Bret Fetzer

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Date: 2008-09-13
You will not be bored watching this fantastic DVD
First of all,Joaquin Phoenix has got to be the Greatest young actor of his generation.I have never seen a film he's been in that I have not been moved by his performance .The rest of the cast are wonderfull also.This DVD is like a rollercoster ride.I've recommened this film to alot of my friends,and not one of them have been dissapointed.

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Date: 2008-09-11
Intense. Pheonix is amazing in this movie.
This movie was great. I didn't know what was going to happen next! Phoenix is so great in this movie! Interesting family ties.

Rating:
Date: 2008-09-09
Cop Movie at its Best!
It has Eva Mendes! That should say enough about this movie! Nah, it's really a good movie with tons of suspense and drama. Watch it and see how'd you feel if you had to fill Markey Mark's shoes!

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Date: 2008-09-08
They stole a line from Ice Cube
We Own the Night is a pretty gritty, riveting crime drama. Not real original, but pretty intense and well acted. The story is well told and fairly realistic. Plus Eva Mendes is hot.

A nightclub owner has drug connections and family in law enforcement. He's forced to pick a side. That's basically the story.

Here's a few minor problems I had with this movie though:
-drug kingpins would probably investigate family background before they ask a guy to help run a crime ring
-Duvall & Wahlberg play roles they've done to death
-a citizen being granted honorary police status and given a gun seems pretty far-fetched
-they stole a line from Ice Cube: "Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6".

Worth a rental. NOT better than The Departed, as the critic on the back of the box claims. Not really that close either.

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Date: 2008-07-29
It had the potential...
I saw this movie in the theaters because of the cast and I thought why not? Boy was I wrong. The movie had such great potential with all the star actors and the plot. It didn't live up to the name and kind of leaves you wondering once the movie is over. It was interesting to watch once but not worth buying.