We Own the Night

Last night we watched The Other Guys again and brought up the discussion of how awesome Eva Mendes is. That lead me to pose the question to A-Bomb as to whether he had seen We Own the Night. He has not and I pity him. Coincidentally it also stars Mark Wahlberg. Its a brilliantly told story of a family of coppers along with an outcast member who is on the other side of the law. Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) is the outcast who has little to do with his Father Bert Grusinsky (Duvall) and older brother Joe Grusinsky(Wahlberg). He wants so much separation is uses his mothers maiden name as his last name as to cut off all affiliation with his kin. He runs a club for a Russian family who adore him. He is living the life. Hot Girlfriend, loads of coke, good money, and no worries. Set in the mid eighties, its absolutely perfect. When cops begin to be targeted, this really puts Bobby in the middle. He makes an honest living as far as he is concerned. His Pop and Bro tell him his boss is involved in way more activities than club ownership. Illegal ones. He doesn't want to believe it, due to he fact that he sees the Russians as more family than his actual family. Then his Bro is put in charge of a new drug task force. He raids his brothers club arresting him and several others. Bobby hits a turning point when Big Bro gets shot in the face. He lives and eventually is fine, but Bobby realizes at that moment that family is still family. He tries to help which turns into one of the most intense scenes in the film. He wears a wire. Never a good idea. Let's just say it goes terribly wrong and now he has to be put into protective custody. Its a great film with a great moral, and a brilliant ending. It's one mans journey through good and bad. Joaquin delivers a heck of a performance. I saw this in the theater, and it was one of those rare films that keeps you remembering it a week later. In my opinion you can't go wrong with anything Robert Duvall is attached to. Add in Joaquin, Wahlberg, and Mendes and you are in for a good time, guaranteed.


NBM rates We Own the Night - Phenomenal


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