Review of We Own the Night (2007) by Kyle W — 28 Jul 2009

Not bad. Duvall, Phoenix and wahlberg work rather well together. I'm not a fan of mendes' character. But decent gangster movie.

This review of We Own the Night (2007) was written by Kyle W on 28 Jul 2009.

We Own the Night has generally received positive reviews.

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