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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780792188964
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792188969
Label: Paramount
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1EnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: PARD341834D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 17, 2003
Running Time: 105 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: January 10, 2003
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
NARCOTICS OFFICER IS ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE KILLING OF A ROOKIE COP, TEAMING UP WITH THE COPS FORMER PARTNER.
Amazon.com:
Jittery camera moves and a gray-blue palette make it clear that Narc is a gritty police drama in the tradition of The French Connection and Serpico. Jason Patric (Rush, Your Friends & Neighbors) plays Nick Tellis, a former undercover cop with an accidental death on his conscience, which may be why he's agreed to partner with Henry Oak (Ray Liotta), a lieutenant determined to track down the killers of his former partner. This could all be rote, but the grit sticks: writer-director Joe Carnahan takes a huge leap forward from his Tarentino-wannabe first film, Blood, Guts, Bullets & Octane. The entire cast is excellent; Patric and Liotta give rich, textured performances that make their respective obsessions vivid and sad. Narc could use more of the dark humor that occasionally bursts out, but the movie's drive and energy make it more than a bleak tale of good intentions gone bad. --Bret Fetzer
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this was a perfect narc mocie loved ray liotta played this role to the fullest this is a great movie to watch rent it buy it.
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This movie was so good! My husband and i absolutely loved it! Fast-paced thriller kinda movie! gets your heart pumpin! definitely on my movie list!
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The Bottom Line:
Though Narc's screenplay is built on a solid foundation of cliches, the powerhouse performances, gritty camerawork, and inspired use of location (Detroit *feels* cold and lonely in the film) allow the film to rise above its tired screenplay.
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All too often, quality movies are in and out of theaters before audiences have a chance to see them, Narc being a perfect example of that. For 18 months, Detroit narcotics detective Nick Tellis has been on suspension after the end result of a chase went horribly wrong. But now, he's being asked back to help out with the case of another murdered undercover narc detective. Tellis is teamed with a close friend of the murdered cop, Henry Oaks, himself a detective who does what he needs to do to get to a suspect, legal or not. As Tellis and Oaks unravel what really happened, with an answer that Tellis never saw coming, his personal life begins to unravel too with his wife and nine-month old son. From the opening chase with a handheld camera to the final revelation in the end, Narc is very realistic, almost like a documentary that shows some police procedure in a murder case. The story never feels fake and really brings the viewer in, all which makes the ending that much more effective. You may have missed it in theaters, but don't miss it on DVD!
In the two leads of Tellis and Oaks are two actors who aren't huge stars, well-known yes, but that helps make the characters more believable. Jason Patric is Nick Tellis, a detective trying to get a paycheck at first but finds himself fully involved in the murder case who threatens to push away his wife with his drive. Ray Liotta matches Patric as Detective Henry Oaks, a veteran cop who has a reputation as a bit of a hothead but doesn't really care how he gets things done. The teaming of Patric and Liotta works perfectly as their partnership develops, and because the two are in almost every scene together, their performances carry the movie. Rapper Busta Rhymes and Richard Chevolleau lead the supporting cast as Darnell and Steeds, two dealers who know more than they're letting on. The rest of the cast includes Chi McBride, Lina Giornofelice, and John Ortiz.
For such a low price, $9.99, the DVD is a steal. The disc includes the widescreen presentation that really takes advantage of the washed out colors that add to the movie's grittiness. A making of feature is broken up into three smaller segements that add up to about 45 minutes. It's a good feature that shows how tough it was for director Joe Carnahan to get the movie made. Also included is a featurette with William Friedkin, director of The French Connection, talking about similarities between the two movies as well as why he enjoyed Narc so much, and to cap it off, a trailer. All around, a very good DVD presentation for a great cop mystery starring Jason Patric and Ray Liotta, check it out!
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It's been a while since I have seen a good new crime drama so I thought I would bring attention to this little known oldie but goodie. OK, it's not really that old, but it does seem to have gone under the radar, which is a shame, because it really is good. Set in dreary Detroit, two Detectives (Liotta and Patric) are investigating the murder of an undercover cop who happens to be Liotta's ex-partner. Both men have their own personal demons to deal with, and as the case wears on, both men's notions of truth and justice will be put to the test. There's nothing overly complex or cliched about the film and it doesn't try too hard to be profound. It's just a good, realistic, urban police drama with a nice denouement, which seems to be rare these days.
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