Harsh Times (2006)
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Cast
as Jim Luther Davis
as Mike Alonzo
as Sylvia
as Darrel
as Toussant
as Marta
as Agent Richards
as Flaco
as Leo
as Agent Hollenbeck
as Alex
as Eddy
as Letty
as Patty
as Rita
as Listo
as Wilo
as Gracie
as Ranchero
as Polygraph Expert
as Joe
as Gillespie
as Korean Clerk
as Liquor Store Customer
as Guy At Party
as Lil' Chucky
as Casper
as Little Old Man
as Fujimoto
as Big Shadow
as Marta's Mom
as Little Old Man
as Fujimoto
as Vicky
as Lina
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Harsh Times is an hour-by-hour diary of two crazy, unreliable, irresponsible dudes trying to find a way to fit into the same society they hate, facing one hurdle after another until they appear to butcher half of Los Angeles.
Jim is such a psycho and Mike is such a patsy, we don't care about these guys. We've seen dozens of more interesting head cases in dozens of smarter films.
Harsh Times is so into its own nihilism, it sometimes forgets the humanity beneath the hurt.
Endless scenes of the two guys riding along, venting and cursing and chugging beers play like acting-class exercises, badly written ones at that.
Ayer makes his directing debut with Harsh Times, which is so relentlessly grim that it occasionally goes over the top and invites derision.
For a neophyte director, Ayer displays a lot of style.
Audience Reviews for Harsh Times
three stars
Super Reviewer
I was excited to watch Harsh Times cause 1) They had Christian Bale 2) Gritty crime drama Wow.. this movie was crap. The plot was one of the most dull plots to have ever existed; it starts to take off literally in the last 30 minutes. Poorly directed, edited, and shot. The screenplay had no content whatsoever. Christian Bale pulls off a very committed performance but literally everything else fails.
Super Reviewer
This film just didn't capture me, but it might be a hit for you, a out of control ex gulf war veteran returns home to find a job in law enforcement and he just can't control his anger. only worth 2 1/2 stars from me.
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Harsh Times Quotes
| Polygraph Expert: | "Jim, knock it off. Son, I've been doing polygraph examinations since you were swimming in your daddy's balls, so I know all the tricks |
| Polygraph Expert: | Jim, knock it off. Son, I've been doing polygraph examinations since you were swimming in your daddy's balls, so I know all the tricks. |
| Jim Davis: | Damn, those are bad ass kicks, dawg. You're lucky you got little bitch feet, or I'd be stompin' around in those mother-f****ers |