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Crescent City
The film seems to reflect the psychology of its main character – angry, sexist, unlikable, and funny. But the moments of violence are well-executed and really effective. - Despite having a dark story of sorts and some real tension, this crime mystery is undermined by the many deceptions and lies it unravels along the way.
- Alec Baldwin is a lot of fun, and Nicky Whelan does her best, but everyone else is lifeless in this boring, disgusting movie.
See Oscar nominee Alec Baldwin play an angry Boston law enforcement officer. The departed This was an underrated highlight of Martin Scorsese's 2006 masterpiece. Nearly 20 years later, Baldwin returns to the agency office as a similarly reckless character, but the end result won't strike the same chord with movie buffs. Baldwin has just come off his own criminal trial for the murder of rust However, filming is scheduled to take place in 2021, so that might be enough for curious people to follow along. Crescent Cityout now.
Leading this small group is another Oscar nominee: Terrence Howard, who has been making a splash in Hollywood lately, in part because of the crazy science claims he's made on Joe Rogan's podcast and beyond. There are times in an actor's career when they simply need to work, and that feeling couldn't be more present in a production like Crescent CityRJ Collins' controversial film may fail to stand out among the many police thrillers, but it's fun to see Baldwin back in action.
Crescent City may love its creepy characters a little too much.
Crescent City
2/5
When a small Southern town is terrorized by a ruthless serial killer, everyone becomes a suspect…including the local authorities. As the body count rises and the dark mystery deepens, the lead investigator becomes haunted by the horrors of his own past.
- release date
- August 16, 2024
- exit
- RJ Collins
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- The book
- Rich Ronat
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- The sudden and visceral use of extreme violence achieves its stunning effect.
- Nicky Whelan did well in the bad guy role, and Alec Baldwin did great.
- Crescent City seems to stand by its cruel, misogynistic, and amoral characters.
- Unfortunately, Terrence Howard and Esai Morales are on autopilot here.
- Too many tricks and deceptions become annoying, and the ending is unsatisfactory.
The film’s title refers to the Southern town in which this bleak tale is set. All eyes may be on Oscar nominees Howard and Baldwin, given their recent records, but Rich Ronat’s screenplay clearly envisions cop Luke Carson (Esai Morales) as the hero with the most screen time. Howard plays his regular sidekick, Brian Sutter. The fact that Morales is the main character, and the content of the film, Crescent City Reflects his personality, and leads to the belief that This movie is not a criticism of bad men, but an endorsement of them..
Morales is prone to the disturbing, misogynistic ways Carson talks to his colleagues and has sex with women in the cheap bars and clubs he frequents, so it's no surprise that he's not alarmed when his team is brought to a daytime crime scene to find a horrific sight: a neatly decapitated body in a car.
This is just one example of how Crescent City Director Collins tries to distinguish his story from many of the other exciting police thrillers that have come out recently—by this Shocking, gut-wrenching moments of extreme violence that surprise you in terrifyingly uncomfortable ways.The film's opening sequences involve an unidentified stranger entering a house party at a mansion, being offered a high-alcohol drink by a sex worker, and then proceeding to nonchalantly slaughter him. Oh. The kill list goes on, and it's up to Carson and Sutter to catch the bastard. But who is he? A demon? A sadistic woman?
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Nicky Whelan tries valiantly to make this movie likable but fails.
Some clues lead the duo to a local church run by a well-meaning but somewhat shady pastor (Michael Cerro), but that may also be a dead end. Carson and Sutter's boss, Captain Howell (Baldwin), offers additional help in the form of Australian Jacqueline Waters (Nikki Whelan) who had the implant, helps balance the toxic amount of testosterone (by 5%)But that doesn't stop Carson from constantly belittling her, despite his admiration for her, and the way Waters eventually reacts makes everything even more disturbing.
Between the Carson and Waters dynamic, the over-the-top masculinity, and the extended sex scene, Crescent City suffers from a kind of disgustIt feels like an R-rated movie playing at Cinemax at 3 a.m. The film finds its thrills by exploiting a certain demographic’s desire for lust and violence, but in ways that don’t make sense to the characters or make no sense, like sex between two characters who have no logical (and emotional) connection to each other. At least. Crescent City He loudly announces who he's targeting – divorced parents, drug dealers, college students who want something to play in the background.
Who's the culprit? Who cares? But Baldwin is awesome.
Crescent City Some effective tension develops as everyone becomes a suspect in this brutal and unjustified killing. Is it someone inside the department? Is that why outside help, in the form of Waters, was brought in? The key players have their own skeletons in the closet, which resurface once the mass hysteria throughout Crescent City reaches a tipping point; as a result, there is actually There is a lot of deception and misinformation out there which makes it annoying.Why did it take so long for the cops to bring the serial killer to justice? Carson and Sutter's boss wasn't happy, allowing Baldwin to shine with anger in limited scenes.
Frankly, a 90-minute movie that focused on Baldwin and put Howard and Morales' goofball characters in their place could have been more entertaining. Baldwin's scenes are probably the most entertaining.as 99% of the dialogue involves him harshly disciplining and mocking corrupt cops, with his trademark brand of humor occasionally shining through. It's like a VOD crime thriller. glengarry glen ross a personality.
Baldwin is so great, you'll find yourself begging for more of him, especially since he's Morales and Howard here come across as two one-trick ponytails. We know both are capable of more, of course, especially since Morales has been involved in a wide range of crime and police-related projects over the decades, taking on exciting roles on both sides of the law (NCIS: LA, Ozark, Chicago Police). Okay, let's move on to the next movie, Lionsgate. Crescent City The film is now available in theaters, on demand, and digitally. You can watch it on YouTube, Apple TV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, or on Prime Video via the link below:
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