Where's it all go? Nowhere, really, just down a dirty, disappointing hole. Harrelson deserved better.
Rampart
The most corrupt cop you've ever seen on screen
2011 · 1h 48m · R
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Oren Moverman
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Rampart
Overview
The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.
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It's a remarkably compelling film.
Brown is a sick man, but Harrelson makes him so interesting, so charismatic, so ... watchable, that you can't look away, even if his actions make you want to (and they will).
"Rampart" doesn't tell a coherent story as much as swirl the drain with Dave, as his increasingly desperate efforts to save himself simply result in a cascade of self-inflicted wounds.
This isn't your average out-of-control character, and Harrelson has to work against a narrowly defined screenplay that is short on specifics.
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