Harsh Times

Harsh Times

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Harsh Times

Adriana Millan, Armando Riesco, Christian Bale, Emilio Rivera, Eva Longoria

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger recently discharged from the military, yet still haunted by nightmares of his former occupation. While seeking a position with the LAPD that will allow him to marry his ...( read more  read more... )Mexican girlfriend and bring her to the United States, Jim kills time chilling with his best friend, Mike. Mike is feeling the heat from his long-time girlfriend, Sylvia: either get a job or get out. But the love of a beautiful woman can't compare to the bonds of friendship, and Jim and Mike are soon cruising the streets of South Central, slipping back into a deceitful life of drugs, violence and petty crime, just like when they were kids.

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  • July 18, 2009
    I was really expecting so much more with this film, the posters, title and whole look gives you a certain feeling about how its gonna go, but its very disappointing and dull. There are some nice scenes but it needs so much more.

    Bale is good as the ex army boy wanting to join th...( read more)e cops and shows the torment of waiting for that position well, kinda depressing actually hehe

    Bale is better than the movie and the movie is average, but it could of been really cool.
  • July 4, 2009
    "(whispering) I see dumb people..."

    15 minutes into the movie and I'm like; What the fuck! Who are these guys? They're all gangsta and shit but so fuckin' ridiculous.

    I hate the word "dawg". That word is probably said more times then any other word. The dialogue that comes ...( read more)from such a respectable actor as Christian Bale is either genuine as hell or then just simply astoundingly stupid. What the hell was he thinking when he decided to participate in the film? This is by far the worst movie Bale's ever been in. And Freddy Rodriguez ain't doing a better job either.

    So many things have gone wrong here. I read a review of the movie were this guy said that this film is like 'Training Day', only with a better script, actors and director. He must've been on drugs or something. There's no way this movie could be any better than Antoine Fuqua's hit.

    Maybe 10 years ago I could've been like; "Yeah, this is the shit!" But now I'm older, I appreciate well made movies with stellar acting and filmmaking. This film doesn't reach any of its potential. Such a waste.

    "I'm a soldier of the apocalypse, man!"
  • May 3, 2009
    well the critics can go sit on a sharp object coz this kicked ass! christian bale does his best acting since american psycho. i'm spotting a theme here... he makes an ace bad guy! it's like a cross between boyz in the hood and training day. no doubt that's something to do with da...( read more)vid ayer
  • August 21, 2008
    Christian Bale turns out his most inconsistent (or least solid if you prefer) performance as an increasingly psychotic army vet. I admire his courage to take a role he clearly wasn't meant for. His performance was puzzling, sometimes amusing and all over the road without even thi...( read more)nking about it. Freddy Rodriguez turns out a pretty solid performance and Eva Longoria plays the nag I imagine her to be in real life. The story r e e k s of Training Day (duh...!), starts off okay enough to leave you curious then blows up (in a bad way) by the end. Harsh Times had some great cinematography at points and a few entertaining scenes but this is by no means a movie that needed to be made or a story that had to be told.
  • May 23, 2008
    Note: Even Christian Bale can't save it from what it really is: a pseudo-edgy mess that is neither a psychological thiller nor a urban drama.
  • November 20, 2009
    Christian Bale gave a truly amazing performance that was both hilarious and shocking. The style of the movie captures a great urban atmosphere. The story is an interesting look at post-war soldiers and the emotional blows that it brings.
  • November 19, 2009
    I don't care what the critics say, I liked this.
  • November 19, 2009
    2 losers drive around do drugs and talk in ghetto speak...lame.
  • October 29, 2009
    Kiváló színészek,nagyszer?,élvezetes film!
  • October 10, 2009
    Bale always play some psycho. And he plays it very well!

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