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Detective Jerry Black has made a promise he can't break, to catch a killer he can't find.
2001 · 2h 4m · R
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Sean Penn
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A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
Top critics, in their words
Mystery-thriller buffs, promise yourselves that you'll see The Pledge. And while you're at it, be sure to invite along Jack Nicholson fans and anyone who saw the first two movies that Sean Penn directed.
Penn can't be faulted for his work with the actors. Most of the featured players have only a scene or two, but they're indelible.
Ultimately, the payoffs just aren't there, either psychologically or dramatically.
This is one of Nicholson's finest performances and that's saying one hell of a lot.
A fierce, fragmented, downbeat film.
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