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Dirty (2005)

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Average Rating: 4.1/10
Reviews Counted: 28
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Critic Reviews: 10
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Cuba Gooding Jr. and Clifton Collins Jr. portray a pair of former gang members who trade in their colors for badges, only to discover that life on the other side of the law isn't much different than life on the streets, in Nightstalker director Chris Fisher's tale of crime and corruption in the highest ranks of the inner-city police force. As anti-gang task force cops Armando Sancho (Collins Jr.) and his partner Salim Adel (Gooding Jr.) make their way through the sweltering concrete jungle of a

R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Drama

Directed By: Chris Fisher

In Theaters: Feb 24, 2006 Wide

On DVD: Apr 4, 2006

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

A no-nonsense dramatic response to the LAPD Rampart scandals of the '90s.

July 22, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Robert Koehler

Variety

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We get it. All of you guys watched the Tarantino movies and you watched the Peckinpah movies. Enough, give us something original.

February 27, 2006 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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This isn't a film made by someone who knows anything about cops. It's a film made by someone who's seen a lot of cop movies.

February 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger

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Stephen Whitty

Newark Star-Ledger

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The machinations of the plot are so murky as to be not worth following.

February 24, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Daily News

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Jack Mathews

New York Daily News

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The only suspense is how long it's going to take for this movie to finally drag to an end.

February 24, 2006 Comment

Lou Lumenick

New York Post

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As good as the leads and the supporting cast are, and as much action as gets packed into the film's relatively brief running time, none of it draws us in dramatically.

February 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

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Dirty is a solid ride, and deserves recognition if only because it affords Gooding the chance to reaffirm his acting chops.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Lewis Beale

Film Journal International

Fisher goes a bit too over the top with a couple of conventions that I wish he'd rein in.

October 25, 2006 Full Review Source: LYTRules.com

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Luke Y. Thompson

LYTRules.com Source: LYTRules.com

This picture of it is poppin' blanks at too many turns to be considered honest nor a reflection of the real deal.

August 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Cinema Signals

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Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

...although Dirty isn't much better than some of his earlier efforts, one can't help but admire Gooding Jr's willingness to portray such an irredeemably nasty character.

April 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Is the film dirty enough for Redman to not clean his act up?

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

DIRTY boasts about a wayward police drama that needs considerable conscientious washing. Sadly, this perfunctory scrub job simply attacks the same old neglected stained areas.

February 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Eye

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Frank Ochieng

Movie Eye

The cinematography of Eliot Rockett is also laudable: The city is not only rendered in the usual hot and gritty texture of urban landscapes, but is imbued with sense of oppression that is palpable.

February 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Tim Cogshell

Boxoffice Magazine

Even the stunningly downbeat ending smacks of sub-Tarantinoesque theatrics.

February 24, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide's Movie Guide

As the villain, Wyclef Jean exercises an impression-as-accent of John Malkovich's character from Rounders in turn impersonating a member of the Jamaican bobsled team.

February 24, 2006 Full Review Source: FilmStew.com

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Brent Simon

FilmStew.com Source: FilmStew.com

Capturing LA as a sepia-toned, sunbaked wasteland just isn't fresh. Why must every LA cop drama take place on the hottest day of the year just as the city is about to explode?

February 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Zap2it.com

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Dan Fienberg

Zap2it.com

The intentions are sincere, but you'll want to take a good shower after sitting through this mess.

February 24, 2006 Full Review Source: E! Online

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E! Online

While I have no doubt that real corrupt cops use language like this, it sounds like these actors don't actually know what the words mean. They sound like eighth graders... like Anthony Anderson and Taye Diggs in Malibu's Most Wanted pretending not

February 23, 2006 Full Review Source: About.com

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Fred Topel

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This movie is worth watching, a time or two. But really if your looking for a great movie of this nature just watch "Training Day". This was much like that, with a lot less planning to make it truly good.

January 26, 2008