Based on a true story this is typical american teenagers that think they can rule the world.
How they ever thought they could get away with this was beyond me.
If your put off because you see Justin Timberlake's name attached to this film, don't be as this is worth a view.

If you ever doubted Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin or Ben Foster, watch this.

It doesn't hurt that it's a pretty good film as well.

This is one of those movies that will come on as you're about to leave the house and you'll sit and watch it until the end only to realize that you're two hours late to wherever you were going.

I remember watching this film a while back and liking it, but the more I thought about it, the less likely it seemed that it could actually be a good film. The director of The Notebook makes a gritty crime film starring one fifth of 'N Sync; how could that possibly be a good movie? So I decided to rewatch it and I must admit that I still find it enjoyable. It is not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination but it is well directed and (mostly) well acted. There were a few moments that left me shaking my head a little, but overall I think it's a solid film.

Average movie with great cast.

Se que a muchas personas no les gusta Justin Timberlake como actor, a mi en cambio me parece uno de los actores con mas credibilidad en sus personajes. Esta película lo tiene todo. Buen cast, buena fotografia, buen guion y buena historia. Tenia tiempo sin volver a verla, la vi en su estreno en el cine y debo decir que la disfrute como si la viera por primera vez.

The cast was surprisingly good with great performances by Emile Hirsch and Justin Timberlake. It's unfortunate that the rest of the film just wasn't there with them.

5/10

This film has a great story and told very well..with really good performances from hirsch and timberlake

Average movie with great cast.

Founded upon top performances, particularly from Hirsch and Timberlake, Alpha Dog is a grizzled and bleakly funny portrait of youth crime and suburban drug culture.

Why Cassavetes went on to make My Sister's Keeper still remains one of filmmaking's most perplexing mysteries...

Eh. The terrible sobbing scene with Sharon Stone was a major flaw, otherwise solid.

It has some good things going for it, but its ambition reaches further than what it is capable of.

Based on a true story this is typical american teenagers that think they can rule the world.
How they ever thought they could get away with this was beyond me.
If your put off because you see Justin Timberlake's name attached to this film, don't be as this is worth a view.

Liest man die Zusammenfassung der Geschichte fragt man sich natürlich, was denn nun mit Justin Timberlake ist man könnte meinen, er spielt nur eine kleine Rolle, doch sein Charakter Frankie ist durchaus wichtig für den Verlauf der Geschichte. Dass ich ihn nicht weiter in der Inhaltsangabe erwähnt habe, liegt einfach daran, dass er nicht eine der tragenden Charaktere ist.

Der Film bietet allerdings nicht nur Justin Timberlake als namhaften Darsteller. Auch Bruce Willis (Stirb Langsam, 16 Blocks) spielt eine kleine, aber nicht zu vernächlässigende Rolle.

Auch die weiteren Darsteller und vor allem die Hauptdarsteller in diesem packenden Drama überzeugen.

Regisseur Nick Cassavetes (John Q., Wie ein einziger Tag) gelingt es seine Geschichte von ersten bis zur letzten Minuten spannend zu erzählen und seinen Charaktere eine Seele zu geben. Dabei beginnt man nicht nur die Rollen der Guten zu lieben, sondern sympathisiert in gewisser weise auch mit den Bösewichten. Dies ist eine Sache, die nicht jedem Film gelingen.