Review of We Own the Night (2007) by Rebecca R — 06 Aug 2009

Extremely intense and stylistically admirable movie.

This review of We Own the Night (2007) was written by Rebecca R on 06 Aug 2009.

We Own the Night has generally received positive reviews.

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By Alessio I (8) on 16 Feb 2014

Gran bel film, però con un finale più amaro in stile Friedkin sarebbe stato un mezzo capolavoro…

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We Own The Night is not a bad crime drama to watch once. A good cast and the simplicity of the main story, one can even say its commonplace…

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By Stephanie D (427) on 06 Jun 2014

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By Lorevisor (104) on 05 Jan 2015

Um filme recheado de brilhantes atuações Joaquin Phoenix,Robert Duvall,Eva Mendes e Mark Wahlberg…

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By David S (4,459) on 11 Nov 2013

Plenty of potential with a Wahlberg/Phoenix double act. I think this movie really hit the downturn of Joaquin's acting career…

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By Alex K (2,253) on 21 Dec 2013

We Own the Night is well-acted, and very suspenseful with it's tense direction from James Gray, but starts to fall into predictable territory…

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Couldn't believe a nightclub operator turned into a cop. Forced to become a cop to be exact…

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By Tommy D (220) on 15 Mar 2015

I'm a big fan of both Wahlberg (when he portrays serious characters) and Phoenix (pretty much always), and I was very excited to see them as…

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By Tyler S (1,583) on 28 Feb 2014

Pretty good drama with a good cast of characters. Lots of clichÃ©s but good story nonetheless. Ending is the only thing that didn't click…

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By Indu R (327) on 29 May 2015

I really liked this movie. It was dramatic for a cop drama. The acting and the plot were good in this movie. The action was good in this movie…

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