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The most corrupt cop you've ever seen on screen
Follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.
Rampart
2011 Directed by Oren Moverman
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Woody Harrelson in the best performance of 2012, and one of the greatest performances you will ever see. As racist, malevolent and corrupt LAPD cop Dave Brown, the transfixed Harrelson is a ticking time bomb looking to batter down on anyone who doesn't do things his way. Early on, Brown is caught on tape beating a driver running from the scene of a crash, and from there he goes through the legal wrangling necessary to get back onto the force. The oddest detail is that his exes are sisters (Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon), and that he still lives next door to them. It's part of his lecherous genes, to fuel his charm and libido with alcohol and go pick up…
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Ahhh, the film that made Woody Harrelson the most hated man on Reddit (if you don't know what I'm talking about, you have some reading to do my friend -- www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/p9a1v/im_woody_harrelson_ama/). He was slaughtered, teased, provoked and assaulted (all verbally of course) and now he's out to take revenge in 'Rampart.' An engaging tale about a contemptible, rebellious cop whose life takes a continuous downward spiral as he struggles to keep his position on the police force.
David Brown (Woody Harrelson) is articulate, intelligent, sharp, a womanizer, sick, ruthless, racist, misogynistic, brutal and most importantly, heartless. David Brown is many things, but the skill that often triumphs over his other attributes is his ability to hide. Hide his negative personality…
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"You wanna cuddle later?"
a merciless portrait of self-destruction that doesn't exploit genre expectations so much as it entraps them. you don't need to disappear into the jungle to find the heart of darkness. Moverman displays a masterful control of perspective (often objective camera & actions make us susceptible to the forced subjectivity of the script's attentions). Harrelson kills. unfortunately, he doesn't kill Anne Heche.
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Brie Larson being GAY deserves 5 stars but I just can't it was so boring I'm sorry
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Oren Moverman is obviously someone to watch. I've now bought both of his feature length movies and been impressed by both. "Rampart", his second film to feature both Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster is a controversial look at a LAPD police officer whose about as dirty and corrupt as they come.
Woody Harrelson in the last few years has gone through a bit of a renaissance with some impressive turns in everything from bit parts to headline star. Little roles in the likes of "No Country For Old Men" have elevated his persona as a guy you can rely on. Moverman has obviously got a lot of faith in what Harrelson brings to his roles and with a script here… -
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Rampart is film that features one of best Woody Harrelson performances If not his best and he is maybe even the main reason to see this movie.
Rampart is type of film that showcases how some police members arent so good or justiful, but very selfish and even sociopathic.
So Rampart is one realistic film but there are some better out there.
Story here shows like I said not so good side of police force expecely the ones in United States and how some of them are using their power for not so nice staff.
Story in that way is very effective and teaches us not so trust everyone with badge.
Story had some… -
Movies about racist cops are hip right now, right? Though not particularly original or exciting, or even entertaining, I did find this to be an effective attempt to portray a shitty human being as just that, a shitty human being. A racist cop is still a human being. That’s why movies like Fritz Lang’s M and Todd Solondz’s Happiness are such important films, they show horrible people as human beings, not cliched movie inventions. You don’t have to sympathize with them, you just have to accept them as a reality and a part of the human race....Woody is great here, some of his best acting ever. Plenty of powerful scenes that don’t pull punches. Sure it’s not much next to something like Abel’s Bad Lieutenant, but is still pretty depressing stuff with no good ending in sight beyond the main characters eventual separation from everyone who knows him. He’s a man who literally nobody loves. Even other racist cops hate this guy.
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Bear in mind that I am not a racist. Fact is, I hate all people equally. And if it helps, I've slept with some of your people.
-Dave BrownIt's a character study that found it's perfect actor. To me Woody Harrelson is at his best when he's playing a man coming apart at the seams. I'll also add that he doesn't create the same character each time or give the same performance either. Harrelson is often overlooked as a great actor and it's movies like this that remind us of his talent.
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Rampart has a very high profile cast considering the budget for the project wasn’t that big and the whole film is mostly just a showcase for Woody Harrelson. Harrelson does give a very impressive performance, but I’m surprised how many people are on board in supporting roles.
Rampart is a dirty cop movie and Harrelson’s is about as unlikeable as it gets. The character is complete scum and it’s pretty tough to empathize with him. There are plenty other corrupt cop projects that are more engaging then this.
The film is shot in a way that looks very realistic. It just isn’t really very interesting outside of Woody’s committed performance.