Dark Blue

  • 2003


MOVIE IS unremarkable electric pathetic conventional interesting
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52 %
59 % Rotten
$ 12 Million
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Positive Reviews 36
Negative reviews 12
Average Rating 3.1/5
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4.2
Its about something bigger than itself, and everything performance, photography, a heart of L.A. score by Terence Blanchard rises to meet higher expec .. EW
3.8
Dark Blue is not a great movie, but it has moments that go off the meter and find visceral impact. Rogerebert
4.5
Refreshingly devoid of flashiness or artificially pumped up action, this gripping, well constructed police thriller ... showcases a tightly controlled .. Variety
0.5
That Dark Blues template roughly coincides with the Rodney King race riots reeks of a pathetic attempt to over conceptualize what is, at heart, a supe ..
1.5
In a ballplayer like Ty Cobb, those fiery attributes can create a legend, albeit an eminently despicable one.
3.5
While it doesnt avoid the familiar and formulaic (what cop movie does these days), DARK BLUE was a pleasant surprise, and proved that Russell can save .. E Film Critic
5.0
Russell fans, take note: This is probably the strongest work hes done in movies. E Film Critic
3.8
He cant stop cursing or laughing inappropriately at horrible things. San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
Lets slap a moratorium on all corrupt cop flicks that recycle the same ol garbage. JoBlo
2.5
Little more than a pale contemporary version of L.A. Confidential...strident and pat. One Guys Opinion
3.8
Russell is the reason to go to the theater. He will continue to hold your attention when things around him like the storyline lose steam and credibili .. ReelViews
3.5
Eldon Perry, a hard drinking, cynical, red necked racist cop who, long ago, stopped seeing his own corruptions.
2.5
The actors in Dark Blue, aside from Rhames and Gleeson (who are really just supporting characters), dont measure up. Lariat
2.5
Although Russell fills him with palpable amounts of venom, anger and prejudice, theres no gray or nebulous quality to him. Screen It
4.5
Audiences game for a nasty, turbulent ride, which is mercifully relieved by some neat performances and jaunty pacing, will strap in their seatbelts. Film Journal International ..
2.5
As the cop on the edge, hes believable, even if his characters not very likable. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.1
A conventional cop story as predictable as it is lacking in suspense. Internet Reviews
2.5
With its silly and supercilious dialog, this would be hard hitting drama is hard to take seriously and even harder not to laugh at. Internet Reviews
3.0
A flawed and melodramatic affair with echoes of Training Day and L.A. Confidential that nevertheless has the whiff of truth. Toronto Star
4.5
Kurt Russell will be tough to beat during the next Oscar race. Hes at the top of his game in Dark Blue. Reel Talk Reviews
3.8
a tough, but somewhat routine, corrupt cop morality tale that generates a good deal of power by being set in the five day period in 1992 leading up to .. Q Network
1.5
Despite the battered grandeur of Kurt Russell, this fable of rotten cops in Rodney Kings L.A. is mostly macho posturing. Salon
3.0
The attempt to blend fact and fiction flounders the King references sometimes feel forced, theres little sense of the citys powder keg atmosphere. Bbc
2.5
Effectively gritty when need be, but for most of its running time meanders as it tries to find its central story arc. The Movie Boy
2.0
Actress Jameela Jamil uses drama over Kim Kardashians maternity shapewear to remind us to second guess everything tabloids write about women. Calendar Live
3.1
And Holland is not only honorable hes a churchgoing community leader. Hollywood
3.8
Its implausible ending aside, the screenplay is extraordinary: multilayered in theme, novelistic in scope, filled with Ellroyan irony, ambience and di .. Seattle Pi
3.1
As Perry literally descends into hell during the L.A. riots, the film takes on an eerie melancholia powered by Russells impassioned lead. Movie Freak
1.3
Its imagined grittiness is polished to a Hollywood high gloss. Its hard edged dialogue...has had all its shock value re written and over rehearsed rig .. Spliced Wire
2.5
Score Two for Terence Once again I find myself thinking that the best thing about a movie is its Terence Blanchard score. Movie Habit
2.5
Theres not so much separation after all from this kind of testosterone fuelled **** opera and the typical Sandra Bullock romantic comedy. Film Freak Central
3.0
Quite watchable and occasionally electric, but its deeper intentions remain submerged, struggling against cop movie clichs that even an average episod .. Boxoffice Magazine
2.8
If melodrama were a ticketable violation, this flick would rack up fines for to the hilt performances and cliche laden scenes. E Online
1.5
Dark Blue proclaims itself a character drama and a voyage of self discovery for the flawed cop which proves to be its fatal weakness. La Weekly
2.5
A decent but inessential Blu ray upgrade for a disappointingly unremarkable film. Star Burst Magazine
3.1
does a credible job and is particularly effective in re creating the riots that followed the acquittal of police officers in the Rodney King beating t .. Kansas City
3.1
This is a hard movie to watch. Dark Blue paints its colors in black and white, before mixing to gray. Ross Anthony
2.8
Hes a psychologically tortured, alcoholic, cynical, tough guy, Sgt. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
3.0
After seeing Russells performance here I was asking myself why this guy isnt working more. Dvd Talk
2.8
A fair to middling cop drama whose intentions are unfortunately rendered murky and submerged by a predictable story and limp characterization. Guide Live
2.5
Those who criticized Training Day for its lack of credibility will be rolling their eyes at the nonchalance with which Dark Blue plays the race card. Freep
4.5
Eldon Perry Jr. : Kurt Russell Bobby Keough : Scott Speedman Deputy Chief Holland: Ving Rhames Jack Van Meter: Brendan Gleeson Sgt.
2.0
An unoriginal, uninspired good cop/bad cop movie with one dimensional characters. TheMovieChicks.com
3.8
Ayer doesnt flinch with terse dialogue and a handful of crackling confrontational scenes. Mid West Film Journal
3.0
Its a character which plays perfectly to Russells strengths smart ass, arrogant, charming, volatile, etc. Dark Horizons
1.8
(Russells) hammy performance should come with some bread and cheese. At least wed get a decent sandwich out of this deal. Eclipse Magazine
4.4
This world doesnt just twist men and women into thoughtless machines, it completely robs them of essential human functions. Cinema Phile
1.0
L.A. cop and corruption drama set against the Rodney King verdicts is an uninspiring morass of been there, seen that material. Net Flix
4.8
Kurt Russell brings forth a stunning, powerful performance which should once and for all remind... he deserves to be at the top of the A list for his .. Film Jerk
1.5
When it comes to Dark Blue, youve seen it all before and seen it done better. Fantastic A Daily
3.1
Director Ron Shelton wants Dark Blue to be L.A. Confidential so badly that its palpable. Chicago Tribune
3.2
Sandwiched between the crude exposition and overcooked ending, some interesting things occur. About Film
2.5
In the wake of TVs powerhouse The Shield, Dark Blue comes off as something of a retread, with little of The Shields electric fury, edgy camera work or .. Miami Herald
1.5
Dark Blue proves again what a remarkable actor Denzel Washington is. Too bad hes not in it. Charlotte
3.8
Love em or leave em, Sheltons films set us up with tough to love characters, get us on their side, test the bond by showing us their dark side, then e .. Arizona Daily Star
1.5
In the end uses the King riots as window dressing, not commentary or context: The city burns, but nothings been learned, nothings been gained, nothing .. Dallas Observer
4.2
A high intensity performance by Kurt Russell, in what is easily his best movie in ten years
3.1
The script throws enough curveballs to raise Dark Blue slightly above the genre average. Boston Globe
3.8
Russell is able to jump from rapid ferocious anger, to drunken disillusioned dismay without even flinching. He is the reason to see this movie. Re dis .. Hollywood Bitch Slap
4.5
Dark Blue is a bitter, often stunning sewer elegy for the little man as monster, the nobody who thinks hes somebody but who is just a stooge trapped w ..



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