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Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Robert Duvall, Antoni Corone, Moni Moshonov, Олег Тактаров, Alex Veadov, Danny Hoch, Tony Musante (plus)Résumés(1)
New York, fin des années 80. Bobby est le jeune patron d'une boite de nuit branchée appartenant aux Russes. Avec l'explosion du trafic de drogue, la mafia russe étend son influence sur le monde de la nuit. Pour continuer son ascension, Bobby doit cacher ses liens avec sa famille. Seule sa petite amie, Amada est au courant: son frère, Joseph, et son père, Burt, sont des membres éminents de la police new-yorkaise... Chaque jour, l'affrontement entre la mafia russe et la police est de plus en plus violent, et face aux menaces qui pèsent contre sa famille Bobby va devoir choisir son camp... (Wild Side Video)
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This unbalanced police story suffers from: a) an acute lack of tough guys, b) narrative dilettantism, and c) too much chatter. So for next time: Mark Wahlberg is not suited to the role of a good daddy, and if Joaquin Phoenix wasn't such a big shot we’d have a hard time buying into his "family" motivation. In addition, brotherly relationships can be cemented in action, not by crying on a shoulder. The Departed is on another level...
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Quite a pleasant surprise in the end. James Gray has improved quite a bit, after the previous very boring, almost TV-like The Yards this is way better. At times pretty suspenseful (the visit to a drug den, the car chase in the rain), at times ridiculously theatrical; overall a better 3*. The bloodless Wahlberg is much neglected, Eva Mendes serves as mere decoration, basically the whole thing is pulled by a superb Phoenix, it’s a terrible shame that he plays in so few films.
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From the first scene, it is clear that Bobby likes having matters in his own hands. That certainty, which sharply diminishes from the first plot twist (to the point of notably wandering through smoke), reflects the doubtfulness of the United States at the end of the 1980s. Though, in the spirit of the Cold War, the villains are Russians (Soviets), nationality ceases to be a determinative, distinguishing feature for the emerging multicultural melting pot. The important things are attitudes, politics and, in particular, relationships. Relationships within families and “families”. The law is an obstacle. Only two things connect Bobby with the much more scrupulous Joe: the authoritarian character of their father and religion. In order to find the way to his brother, Bobby has to reassess his attitude toward both. The primary attraction of We Own the Night is not one and a half action scenes, but rather the thought processes of the well-drawn protagonists. The actors and the confining environment that envelopes them make watching their change in behaviour an absorbing experience. Crime is everywhere around them; only tight-knit families are safe. From the film’s long sequences, you sense something bad coming and you know that what is supposed to happen is going to happen. This fatalistic “givenness” of everything that occurs gives the film elements of ancient tragedy, including suffering in slow motion. Only a few dim-witted moments have a detrimental effect on American mainstream attitudes to the notably slow, sad and penetrating crime story (a moment ago you were almost a drug dealer, but now we’ll let you be a cop, because you have to pay your debt). Otherwise, I recommend watching Gray’s preceding film, The Yards, which elaborates a similar theme and with its cast (Wahlberg, Phoenix) also has a lot in common with We Own the Night. 75%
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A very good thriller with a perfect cast, a tense atmosphere and an interesting plot. From beginning to end the film is accompanied by style, brutality, Russian mafia, drugs and a lot of great scenes, especially the one in the drug den and the chase on the rain. Those who haven't seen it catch up immediately. For me, a lot of great satisfaction. 80%.
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