A good effort, but the star power on show throws the proceedings off kilter somewhat, hiking up an expectation that the film ultimately cannot live up to.
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04/09/08
Cop Land (1997)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:42
Rotten:17
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In the idyllic bedroom community of Garrison, New Jersey, a community of NYPD officers takes refuge away from the big city's troubles while still enjoying all the kickbacks, cover-ups, and... [More]
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro
Director: James Mangold
Reviews for Cop Land
Top CriticA low-key tale of corrupt cops that recalls the gritty police procedurals of the 70s.
04/09/08
Top CriticThe mystery suspense elements, however, grind from implausibility (the set-up), to cliché (the climax), with too much back story in between.
02/09/06
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10/18/08
Top CriticMangold certainly knew what he was doing when he cast Keitel and De Niro.
04/09/08
Cop Land shares its leading man's slow-wittedness, but also his likability.
04/09/08
Mangold is something of a pseudo-Scorsese.
04/09/08
It's pretty funny, actually, that Stallone gained 40 pounds to play this role, and what the movie needs more than anything else is to eat a salad and do some sit-ups.
04/09/08
Top CriticIt sizzles toward an explosive and satisfying climax in which everything -- Stallone included -- fully bursts into life.
04/09/08
Although too simplistic in its good-guys/bad-guys approach to morally and emotionally ambiguous material, Cop Land emerges as an absorbing and dramatic yarn about exposing the evil doings of some of New York's finest.
04/09/08
Top CriticA solidly entertaining drama that stays true to the independent spirit of its filmmakers
04/09/08
Top CriticAt its heart, the movie has a good story to tell: the lumbering oaf who’s not nearly as stupid and not nearly as gutless as all the hot dogs from the big city think.
04/09/08
The movie's no roller-coaster ride, but there isn't a boring moment either.
04/09/08
At times, it's like three episodes of NYPD Blue jammed together and whittled down to feature length.
07/30/07
Mangold went to so much trouble to give Stallone a good role, but he forgot to write good parts for Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Annabella Sciorra and Cathy Moriarity.
05/26/06
It's an interesting parable/western and, perhaps, a start for Stallone's new career.
04/09/05
In the early '70s, people made movies like Cop Land all the time; Stallone is a reason they don't make them so often anymore. Maybethis is his way of making it up to us.
01/02/05
Rocky Balboa meets Donnie Brasco.
06/29/04
Stallone more than holds his own against an all-star ensemble cast; indeed, he soundly anchors the picture.
06/27/04
Generally successful.
03/15/04
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