20
How ironic that a movie filled with police officers should end up feeling like a hostage situation.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
63
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
The final 15 minutes are so awful that it's difficult to believe that the bulk of the film is actually decent.
40
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
It's a good thing this movie has been sitting on the shelf for a year or more, because, apart from the difference in release dates, there's little to distinguish this new cop drama from last year's cop drama "We Own the Night."
50
Chicago Tribune by Michael Phillips
Full of interesting little grace notes, and the cast is excellent, yet it grows more and more frustrating.
70
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
The stark drama harkens back to Sidney Lumet classics like "Serpico" and "Prince of the City"-filmmaking that went after an unadorned, jagged realism, with acting to match.
75
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Its value is unquestionable as drama and moral provocation.
50
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
It follows the well-worn pathways of countless police dramas before it.
50
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
Gritty, jumpy and rife with cliches.
50
Feels like a film that should have been made at least 25 years ago. Or made as a period piece. Heavy, doom-laden and, unfortunately, entirely predictable.