We Own the Night [Blu-ray]

Director: James Gray
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Danny Hoch, Alex Veadov
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

93 reviews
Sales Rank: 27766

Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.4

MPN: 043396225343
UPC: 043396225343
EAN: 0043396225343
ASIN: B0010HOZLM

Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: February 12, 2008
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Product Description
A Brooklyn nightclub owner must make a choice between his father and brother in law enforcement or the Russian mafia.

Amazon.com
In We Own the Night, Joaquin Phoenix, whose eyes burn with sullen anger even when he's looking at the woman he loves, plays Bobby Green, a nightclub manager in the 1980s who gets caught between his blood family he tried to leave behind--a long line of police officers--and his chosen family of friends and business partners, who turn out to be drug dealers. His father (Robert Duvall) and brother (Mark Wahlberg) want Bobby to help their investigation, but Bobby resists--until the conflict takes a brutal turn. Writer/director James Gray wears his influences on his sleeve; he's clearly seen every movie that Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola ever made and aspires to follow in their footsteps. The familiarity of the movie's territory dilutes its impact, but the plot of We Own the Night remains unpredictable, the performances have a clean vitality, and Gray's moody visual style brings some life to the genre. Phoenix (Walk the Line) dives into his role, sifting through layers of guilt and familial resentment; Wahlberg and Duvall play parts they've essentially played a dozen times, but do so with commitment and integrity. Also featuring Eva Mendes (Ghost Rider) as Bobby's devoted girlfriend, who questions just how much she'll have to give up for him. --Bret Fetzer

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Great seller, recieved item quickly exactly as described!!! August 19, 2010
Dan
Dependable seller, item was as described. Great Price, Great service to match! Would buy again.

4 out of 5 stars

Good Wallberg April 1, 2010
Harold Edward Wills (Hagerstown, Maryland USA)
This is a good movie and it is continually amazing to me how well "marky mark" can act. I am really tired of seeing his naked body though because I suspect that the muscle is getting a bit blubbery.

5 out of 5 stars

cool movie March 12, 2010
David A. Smith (Webberville, Mi, USA)
mark whalburg is awesome in this movie. this is an awesome movie. i recommend it to everyone

2 out of 5 stars

melodrama that aims for mythic February 20, 2010
Master Cineaster (SaMo, CaFo)
An intriguing set-up and some great action sequences, especially a car chase that is (rare for the movies) both believable and riveting, ultimately devolves into a slow story of brotherly reconciliation. The movie never pretends to be more than melodrama but then goes for broke by trying to make the characters and their story mythic instead of just keeping us rooted in a grimy crime drama. Writer-director James Gray tones it down and gets something far superior in the drama Two Lovers.

3 out of 5 stars

An entertaining, yet underwhelming, night at the movies... February 3, 2010
Andrew Ellington (I'm kind of everywhere)
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As a whole I think that `We Own the Night' works, but to be honest, I don't think that I can really call it a good movie. The direction (and more specifically the `tone') of the film is clearly the highlight, and this makes up for a lot of the films more obvious weaknesses. When all was said and done, I have to admit that I was entertained, but reflecting back on the film it is easy to spot all the reasons why this film shouldn't have worked.

The plot, for starters, is rather clichéd. Someone stated that it was unpredictable, but for me it was clear that this film went in a direction that seemed almost forced and generic, especially with regard to Joaquin Phoenix's character. Yes, it was shocking when certain characters wound up wounded or dead, and so that I will give to the writers as something commendable, but the films ending was almost ridiculously clichéd. The story is that of a wayward child (go figure) Bobby, a young man growing up in a house full of cops of defies is upbringing by working at a nightclub where he keeps his family hidden and cohorts with pretty despicable people. When his brother, Joe, winds up working narcotics they have a falling out. Joe wants Bobby to help him nail a drug dealer and Bobby wants Joe to stay away from his club. When certain tragedies befall the family though, Bobby has a change of heart and decides that it is up to him to snuff out this hazardous drug dealer.

The general story is rather basic, but I admit that certain plot points do feel fresh and exciting. My biggest issue here was the acting, to be honest. Robert Duvall doesn't really do anything. He has just a few scenes and none of them are a stretch by any means. Wahlberg can only play ONE character (unless you consider his stunningly diverse role in `I Heart Huckabees'), and while he plays that character well it gets old very fast. I really felt like he had an opportunity to play a comfortable character while evoking some deeper emotional responses with this film, and yet he didn't `go there' for me. It was just a surface Wahlberg performance, just like all the others. I am a fan of Joaquin Phoenix. I think that he has range and talent and while he has some usual ticks that he gives almost all of his performances, you can see that he really challenges himself as an actor. This was not a good challenge for him. He tries WAY TOO HARD. His sullen grumpy approach to the character is just too much and comes off far too unrealistic. I can't really think of one good scene from him, except for maybe the scene where he got arrested and he gives his father this sadistic smile. There was an arrogance that I really liked about that moment, because it gave the impression that he was `understanding his character'...but that moment came and went and Phoenix fell right back into forced emotional distress.

But, I loved Eva Mendes. Like, really...not only was she BEYOND stunning in this film, but she really understood her character and delivered a provocative look at a woman struggling to find the balance in her ever-changing relationship.

Like I said, the direction (or tone) of this film is a saving grace. Even in the final scenes (that smoke out) where things are rather ridiculous ("be patient!") there is a tension that is present that really gets under your skin. It reminded me of the intensity I found in `Gone Baby Gone' (fresh on my mind after a recent review) but thankfully with this particular film the tension to overstay its welcome by continually changing its direction. I can't bring myself to give this anything more than a C+, but that's a highly recommended C+. Regardless of the fact that this film isn't really `good', it is certainly entertaining, and sometimes that is all you need.

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