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James MangoldScenario:
James MangoldCamera:
Eric Alan EdwardsMuziek:
Howard ShoreActeurs:
Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra (meer)Streaming (1)
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Vlakbij New York, één van 's werelds meest gevaarlijke steden, ligt de veiligste plek op aarde: Garrison, beter bekend als Cop Land. Hier wonen de hardste en de meest onderscheiden agenten van het New Yorkse politiekorps. Nog nooit is er een misdrijf gepleegd, totdat de lokale politiechef Freddy Heflin te maken krijgt met een dubbele moord. Volgens rechercheur Moe Tilden van Interne Zaken, wijst alles in de richting van de hechte gemeenschap van rechercheurs in Garrison. Politiechef Heflin ziet zich genoodzaakt de keiharde confrontatie aan te gaan met de meest geduchte tegenstander die hij zich kan bedenken: een leger keiharde smerissen onder aanvoering van veteraan Ray Donlan. Maar is één man sterk genoeg om een leger te verslaan? (RCV Film Distribution)
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The screenwriter and director in one failed to fully exploit the potential of a pretty decent theme and a stellar cast, but I really enjoyed watching those young men :-) It's a real shame that James Mangold couldn't get more out of this theme. Had he been able to do that, it would have been a very decent four-star thriller.
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Despite all those stars, it’s nothing but average. I don't understand De Niro's participation at all, his role was terribly bland and quite unnecessary in the overall context. The only ones who stand out are, surprisingly, Stallone as the sheriff, and Keitel as the corrupt cop. The film's attempt at some character psychology deserves praise, as well as the fact that it doesn't play at being more than what it really is, and that it doesn’t throw any shocking twists or big action set-pieces. It's just another American fairytale of good guys versus bad guys, of which many have been made, and much better and more entertaining. 60%
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Sly looks good here with his beer belly, but that doesn’t make him a character actor, though at least he tries and I had no problem believing him in the role of an honest cop. Some of the great actors alongside him, on the other hand, don't try very hard, acting giant De Niro's performance is not very good. The story, corruption in the ranks of the police, is nothing original, nothing I haven't seen countless times in other films. Still, I can't say that I was bored, also thanks to the well-crafted conclusion. Mangold was just cutting his teeth in his second directorial venture, but even that was enough for a fairly pleasant movie.
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