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As a director Carnahan definitely has the goods... Unfortunately the script is your basic renegade-cop narrative, with the usual hoo-ha about justice versus the law.
A chokehold of a movie, grabbing us but not ultimately engaging us.
A well-sustained allegory-cum-cop drama.
It's a stunner that sadly grows tiresome at the end.
Jason Patric and Ray Liotta make for one splendidly cast pair.
There are things to admire about Narc, but they're individual things, not the movie as a whole.
doesn't illuminate the world of the undercover agent or bring anything new to the table
Intense cop movie for adults.
The stylish conviction of Carnahan and his never-better leads make this familiar yarn worth caring about.
Carnahan shows flair and confidence.
If Carnahan keeps wrenching this material back an inch or two from cliché, it's only an inch or two.
For a picture that's billed as fresh and bracing, this is a pretty formulaic scheme, which Carnahan attempts to jolt into life through jittery direction.
Narc est un film extrêmement conventionnel dans son histoire, mais brille dans sa réalisation, son atmosphère et son style.
Sometimes it seems a director tries to pack in as much harsh footage as an R-rating will allow for its own sake. That itself is a violent act. The audience is the victim.
This is a dark, depressing, excessively violent, profusely profane film, not for the squeamish or anyone who likes elevating entertainment.
A showcase for two talented actors and [Joe] Carnahan's technical wizardry, Narc is welcome entry in a tired genre.
It's a triumph of style over substance, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
The director is helped in no small part by his leading men.
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