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| Category | Action DVDs, Dramas Movies, Action/Adventure Videos, Crime, Live-Action, Cops, Los Angeles, California, Police, Race Relations, Corruption, Racism, Historic Events | | Starring | Kurt Russell, Ving Rhames, Brendan Gleeson, Lolita Davidovich, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Kurupt | | Director | Ron Shelton | | Composer | Terence Blanchard | | Director of Photography | Barry Peterson | | Executive Producer | Moritz Borman, Guy East, Nigel Sinclair | | Producer | James Jacks, Sean Daniel, David Blocker, Caldecot Chubb | | Screenwriter | David Ayer | | Story | James Ellroy |
A veteran LAPD detective tutors a rookie cop in the realities of police intimidation and corruption in the days leading up to the LA riots. Stars Kurt Russell, Brendan Gleeson, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Lolita Davidovich, Ving Rhames. There aren't many cops left like Eldon Perry (Kurt Russell). A member of the Los Angeles Police Department's Special Investigations Squad (SIS), veteran Perry is no stranger to the violence of the streets and the tough decisions that come with the job. He rarely questions the orders given by his powerful boss, Jack Van Meter (Brendan Gleeson). When Van Meter's nephew, Bobby Keogh (Scott Speedman) joins SIS and becomes Perry's partner, the stakes are raised. Keogh, who idolizes both his uncle and Perry, is eager to prove himself. But the naïve rookie has no idea how deep the corruption in the department runs. Set during the racially charged days before the Rodney King verdict and the ensuing L.A. riots, DARK BLUE also looks at racism within the department through its focus on Assistant Chief Arthur Holland (Ving Rhames), who questions the SIS brotherhood and is determined to be the first black chief of the LAPD. Russell is a powerhouse as Perry, a man who has made some difficult decisions in the name of justice. Directed by Ron Shelton (BULL DURHAM, TIN CUP) and based on a story by James Ellroy, the film also stars Michael Michele, Lolita Davidovitch, and rapper Kurupt. Theatrical Release Date: February 23, 2003 Dark Blue Reviews: "...The film sports quite a few effective moments....DARK BLUE is quite watchable..."
-- Mark Keizer, Box Office "...Scathing and uncompromising....[Featuring] Russell in the performance of his career..."
-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life "...Kurt Russell digs into the juiciest role of his career....DARK BLUE is a film of wounding power. It stays with you..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...DARK BLUE goes were all too few films dare to venture these days -- into the heart of moral darkness..."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "...As always, Shelton trusts his cast, and allows Russell to deliver his best work in years..."
-- Kim Newman, Sight and Sound "...It has something to say and an urgent way of saying it....It has moments that go off the meter and find visceral impact..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...An actor for more than 40 years, Russell shows us things here he hasn't before, putting more of himself on the line to convey a complex personal reality..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "...Kurt Russell's mace-first, questions-later cop is a giant creation....A rough and jagged urban thriller..."
-- Simon Crook, Total Film Dark Blue | List Price | $14.94 (You save $2.65) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2003 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  14705  | | CD Universe Part number | 5804112 | | Catalog number | 1004603 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 24, 2003 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | violence, language, and brief sexuality | | Running Time | 118 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Special Edition; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Special Edition; Subtitled; Widescreen & Full Frame |
Dark Blue Movie Review  Training Day Wannabe
Dark Blue flat out stinks.The movie tries to pull off a cheap version of the huge hit Training Day.Kurt Russell overkills his performance with constant crude language that only makes you get tired of his character half way through the movie.The rest of the cast can't seem to bring any light to this dark movie.
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