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Proving that he may be the most fearless actor of his or any other generation, Harvey Keitel gives an amazing, no-holds-barred performance in director Abel Ferrara's uncompromising 1992 film about a New York cop on the edge of self-annihilation. The film's title is meant to be taken literally: Keitel's character has no redeeming values whatsoever, save for his desperate need for redemption. Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide is correct in calling this an "over-the-top Catholic guilt movie," but it's been made with such conviction that Ferrara and Keitel transcend the sheer unpleasantness of the material to give it a kind of tragic divinity. Here's a character so vile and corrupted that he consumes or re-sells the drugs he confiscates, but when he's assigned to investigate the brutal rape of a nun who refuses to press charges, he feels that this is his opportunity to redeem his rotten soul. Deservedly rated NC-17 due to its rough content and a frontal nude scene that even Keitel's most loyal fans could do without, this film tends to divide viewers into love-it-or-hate-it categories, but few could deny its raw power and the deeply anguished humanity that Keitel brings to his role. Whatever your reaction may be, few would deny this is an unforgettable film. --Jeff Shannon
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Rough Thriller,
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This review is from: Bad Lieutenant (VHS Tape)
Harvey Keitel gives his most outstanding performances in "Bad Lieutenant." He plays a cop, real bad and drinks too much at work. At home, he does the best he can for his wife and his extended flock of relatives.There's a scene at the beginning of the lieutenant walking around at home, nude and drunk, which is one of the reasons this movie had an NC-17 rating. If you can take that and the rest of the film, you should have no problem watching it. The movie doesn't give the lieutenant, or anyone else a name. You know the lieutenant as a "lieutenant" and the nun as a "nun." When a nun is brutally raped, the lieutenant visits the hospital to see her. The nun forgives the rapist and will not name him. The lieutenant goes off to find out who raped her because he can't believe a woman can forgive someone for such a crime. This movie is worth watching and shocking. The NC-17 version is the one to see if you want to see a "real" Bad Lieutenant. If your kids want to see it, you're better off with the R rated version.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Bad Lieutenant [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
This is a BLU-RAY REVIEWBD does show some but far from spectacular improvement over SD DVD Film: 7/10 Picture quality: 7/10 Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (orig.: 1.85:1??) Audio: English ST: Engl.; Span. (o/-) Runtime (24 fps): 1 36'13" Region free Bonus: -3 Making ofs: Pre-/Post-/Production -Audio commentary by Abel Ferrara and DP Ken Kelsch -Trailer Studio: Lionsgate ASIN: B003Y5H5I8
4.0 out of 5 stars
EVERYTHING TRAINING TRIED TO BE.,
By "fpesce" (brooklyn, new york United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bad Lieutenant (Widescreen) (DVD)
MY TITLE FOR THIS REVIEW IS ALL THE REVIEW THIS NEEDS.FOR THOSE WHO THOUGHT TRAINING DAY WAS ALL THAT,CHECK THIS OUT TO HOW IS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
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