Jason Patric and Ray Liotta are 'narcs,' undercover police officers who put themselves on the front lines of the war against drugs.
'Narc' has to be one of the best movies of the 00s, Jason Patric proves yet again that he"s one of the most underrated actors around, delivering a top notch performance alongside Ray Liotta in what is easily his best film/ performance since 'Goodfellas'.
'Narc' is an uncompromisingly tough thriller, one that effortlessly eludes the formulaic constraints of its genre to mix a standard police procedural into a dark and brooding cocktail spiked with an almost unhealthy degree of nihilistic sobriety. Patric and Liotta play no nonsense rozzers in the narcotics department of the Michigan P.D; Jason is the young ex-undercover cop with a guilty conscience whilst Ray is a grizzled, shotgun wielding old timer who"s as bent as a spoon after a Uri Geller gig. The pair joins forces to investigate the death of Liotta"s partner, but things, unsurprisingly, aren"t always what they seem.
My only criticism here would be the fact that director Joe Carnahan seems to pine for some non-existent glory days where cops were whiter-than-white, and even seems to suggest that the only reason crime is out of hand is because The Man no longer gives them a free hand. Right wing delusions aside, this is an excellent film; so if you like well written, gritty cop thrillers with a surprising amount of character development & moments of reflective solitude, 'Narc' is definitely one to book, bang to rights and lock up in your DVD collection.
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After a spell away from the police force, when a drugs bust went wrong, Detroit undercover cop Nick Tellis (Jason Patric) is persuaded back to help uncover the murderers of a fellow officer. He is teamed up with the dead officer's partner, Henry Oak (Ray Liotta), who seems to work on his own violent agenda. As the duo become more involved in the complex trail to the murderers, they find their lives are being ruled by the crime; Tellis begins to ignore his wife and newborn baby, and Oak becomes even more volatile.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Jason Patric and Ray Liotta deliver edgy, driven performances in this compelling crime drama. Nick Tellis (Patric) is a suspended narcotics officer recruited to investigate the murder of Michael Calvess, a rookie cop killed under mysterious circumstances. Tellis is teamed with Calvess's partner, Henry Oak (Liotta), a hot-tempered renegade who'll stop at nothing to avenge his friend's death. As Tellis and Oak follow a shadowy trail through the seamy drug underworld, the lines start to blur - between right and wrong, good and evil, and justice and revenge. Actors Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Dan Leis, Lloyd Adams, Chi McBride & Booth Savage Director Joe Carnahan Certificate 18 years and over Year 2002 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 40 minutes (approx)
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