Review of Vice (2008) by Leif — 04 Oct 2013

When Madsen get s a role he can actually do something with, regardless of how derivative it is he can do some solid work. The film itself is a suitably doom-laden and noir styled burnt out cop movie but Madsen, who dedicated the film to his late friend Chris Penn invests Walker with a palatable bitterness and anger now that he is alone and cast adrift in a world of his own doing.

The film, to be sure is often checking off the boxes of cop movies before it but it has a surprising consistency in terms of the quality in its acting and writing that elevate the worn out genre material.

Keep your expectations realistic and you may be pleasantly surprised.