Dark Blue

Name: Dark Blue
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: February 21, 2003
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman, Ving Rhames

2003

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United Artists | Release Date: February 21, 2003 | R

Starring: Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman, Ving Rhames

Summary: Over the course of four days, a brutal murder and a racially charged trial trigger and explosive chain of events that resonate throughout Los Angeles. While navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central L.A., two of the LAPD's elite Special Investigations Squad officers (Russell, Speedman) must track down cold-bloodedOver the course of four days, a brutal murder and a racially charged trial trigger and explosive chain of events that resonate throughout Los Angeles. While navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central L.A., two of the LAPD's elite Special Investigations Squad officers (Russell, Speedman) must track down cold-blooded killers and also face their own demons, which prove to be more ruthless than the criminals they pursue. (MGM)… Expand

Director: Ron Shelton

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 118 min

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Michael Sragow

Dark Blue is one of those totally happy surprises that moves so quickly and curves so sharply that it leaves this era's hyped critical hits looking like beached whales. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Flaws and all, Dark Blue has a combustible energy that's usually anathema to Hollywood, reopening an old wound that has festered too quietly for more than a decade. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Not a great movie, but it has moments that go off the meter and find visceral impact. The characters driving through the riot-torn streets of Los Angeles provide some of them, and the savage, self-hating irony of Russell's late dialogue provides the rest. Read full review

Robert K. Elder

Unlike the intrigue and winding switchback of moral mysteries that defined "L.A. Confidential," Dark Blue travels on flat, predictable terrain. Read full review

David Grove

It’s shocking how much Dark Blue hates cops. Read full review

Connie Ogle

In the wake of TV's powerhouse "The Shield," Dark Blue comes off as something of a retread, with little of "The Shield's" electric fury, edgy camera work or deft characterizations. Read full review

Stanley Kauffmann

Imagine finding the will to get up every morning to do another day's work on this stale story tarted up with relevance. Read full review

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