Review of We Own the Night (2007) by Alessio I — 16 Feb 2014

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

This review of We Own the Night (2007) was written by Alessio I on 16 Feb 2014.

We Own the Night has generally received positive reviews.

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With this great cast of actors and obviously a decent budget, great cinematography, this film disappointed because of inferior writing/editing/directing…

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