Rampart
Millennium Entertainment | Release Date: February 10, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
24
Mixed:
11
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
EmpireDan JolinFeb 20, 2012
A familiar story oddly presented, but with a powerful central performance from Woody Harrelson. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyNov 22, 2011
For all of its punishing pathos, the movie does not have the clean lines and elegance of another cut at crime in this city, "L.A. Confidential" (based on an Ellroy novel). As the day of reckoning approaches, the film spins out of control, careening between convoluted subplots, with the emotional pitch of the piece swinging too wildly. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNov 22, 2011
Harrelson though, is in every scene, and seeing him burn up Rampart is positively arresting. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin ChangNov 13, 2011
While the film is drenched in atmosphere and packs a verbal and visceral punch, its relentless downward spiral makes for an overdetermined, not entirely satisfying character study. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoNov 13, 2011
With a powerhouse cast that also includes Steve Buscemi, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Wright, Ben Foster, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon and Ice Cube, the carefully crafted and trenchant drama will appeal to more audience members than it will to critics. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie OgleMar 1, 2012
One of the problems with Rampart is that we've seen guys like Dave in movies and on TV for years now. The bad cop psyche has been delved into pretty deeply on all fronts, most notably in FX's brilliant series "The Shield." Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy BurrFeb 16, 2012
Something to see and little to remember, an acrid character study undone by narrative implausibilities and its own lack of purpose. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinDec 27, 2011
As Brown becomes more flagrantly self-destructive and at the same time more deluded, you realize you're watching "Bad Lieutenant" made by a tediously finger-wagging Jew instead of a tediously desecrating Catholic. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithNov 23, 2011
As the movie drags on, though, it takes on a throbbing, sick monotone. This isn't a concert, it's a bass guitar solo, all thumping blackness. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttNov 13, 2011
Harrelson goes full bore from the opening scene and there are no scenes he is not in. But the effect is wearying rather than exhilarating. Read full review
42
Christian Science MonitorAndy KleinFeb 10, 2012
Harrelson is effective, but the film isn't helped by the inevitable comparisons to the far superior "L.A. Confidential" and "Bad Lieutenant" movies. Read full review
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