Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Paul Calderon
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
DVD Release Date: February 15, 2000
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Stats: 792 reviews
Flixster Reviews (792)
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September 29, 2009A great film, one of Harvey Keitel's best performances! As much as I love Werner Herzog, it baffles me as to why the hell he?s remaking this?
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September 16, 2009People are probably right enough when they comment that this entire film essentially hinges on Harvey Kietel's impassioned performance as the corrupt and deeply troubled lieutenant of the title. Which shouldn't necessarily be taken as a shortcoming - an engrossing lead is the one...( read more)
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August 25, 2009Julio: [after giving the Lieutenant drugs] Shit's gonna kill you, man!
The Lieutenant: What the fuck are you? A drug counselor... or a drug dealer? If you don't deal your own product, what kind of businessman are you?
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July 11, 2009An unforgettable and hard-boiled thriller jammend with stone-cold intensity and witt. A career defining performance that cannot be missed and has to be seen to belived. Harvey Keitel is amasing, he gives one of the great and most unforgettable screen performances of the 90's dec...( read more)
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February 3, 2009Hervey Keitel plays a police detective who investigates the brutal gang rape of a Catholic nun while trying to keep his own personal life from getting worse. At times, the movie becomes too self-obsessed with showing how low Keitel can go with brutal drug use, hookers and gamblin...( read more)
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October 26, 2009There are a number of movies like this that are all really good. Taxi Driver is another that's a little more accessible.
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October 17, 2009I really liked this movie and I thought Harvey Keitel did an amazing job letting us know who this character was and it was a very interesting and satisfying exploration about redemption; my only complaint is that I found his crying border on funny.
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October 14, 2009A story about a corrupt and burned out cop who does everything by his book, a coke freak, a sex freak, a killer, you name it, The Lieutenant is doing it, while trying to solve the rape of a nun, who doesn't want to prosecute, just forgive (yea Right). Harvey Keitel is the right g...( read more)
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October 12, 2009sick and disturbing but i loved every second of it. keitel delivers another spectacular performance i was going to watch the remake believing it was the original but now that i seen this film i doubt the remake will be as good as this version.
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October 10, 2009It has plenty of drug use and violence with a great performance by Harvey Keitel. There really isn't much more I can say but "See It".
Critic Reviews
May 5, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Harvey Keitel plays this man with such uncompromised honesty that the performance can only be called courageous; not many actors would want to be seen in this light. full review
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January 4, 2009HOW COME I CAN'T WATCH THIS MOVIE????
PLEASE I WANNA SEE THIS MOVIE!!
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July 28, 2008But do you have the right? You're not the only woman in the world. You're not even the only nun. Your forgiveness will leave blood in its wake. What if these guys do something like this again? To other women, other virgins? Old women who die from the shock? Do you have the right to forgive them? Can you bear the burden, sister?
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May 21, 2008Nick Cage is going to star in a remake of BAD LIEUTENANT. God help us!
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