Synopsis
The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.
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Cast
- Woody HarrelsonDave Brown
- Steve BuscemiBill Blago
- Ice CubeKyle Timkins
- Ben FosterGeneral Terry
- Anne HecheCatherine
- Robin WrightLinda Fentress
- Matt McTighe30-Year-Old Cop
- Jon FosterMichael Whittaker
- Jon BernthalDan Morone
- Stella SchnabelJane
Recommendations
- 91
IndieWire
Rampart is co-written by crime writer James Ellroy as a messy, disorienting noir, and shot by cinematographer Bobby Bukowski with an unsettling degree of realism. - 80
Time Out
The film has its narrative flaws and, occasionally, distracting stylistic flourishes. Harrelson's portrayal of a swinging dick staring down the abyss, however, is perilously close to perfect; it's the finest, most harrowing thing he's ever done. - 75
Slant Magazine
Not only does its incredibly loose aesthetic challenge the traditionally controlled and slick conventions of the cop genre, it adds a certain visceral haziness that compliments Brown's own professional and personal immorality. - 70
Time
Harrelson rewards watching; he's no less potent at rest than when he explodes in calculated rage. - 70
Village Voice
Here the director pulls off the formidable task of marrying two unwieldy performances: Harrelson's, a volatile and vulnerable feat of showboating, and Ellroy's, whose writing voice is unmistakably the voice of the movie. - 65
Movieline
While it provides a watchable, nuanced portrait of man in crisis, it's an insistently one-note affair, repeated until it induces a splitting headache. - 60
Boxoffice Magazine
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. - 60
Variety
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.
