We Own The Night

"Bobby (Joaquin Phoenix) is a successful, hedonistic club owner in 80’s Brooklyn, a position that allows him intimate contact with the drug peddling Russian underworld. This stands in stark contrast to his brother Joseph (Mark Wahlberg) and father (Robert Duvall) who are high profile members of the New York City Police department’s war on drugs. His priorities soon change when a bust at his club leads to a botched hit on Joseph, instigating his own personal crusade for redemption and family unity."

"Adequately acted and flecked with the required quota of action to satisfy genre fans, pic recalls numerous good police dramas of the 1970s, but mostly in superficial ways that bring nothing new to the table..."

"Defiantly, refreshingly unhip..."

"This is an atmospheric, intense film, well acted, and when it's working it has a real urgency..."

"It's a bare-knuckled crime drama set in 1988 that stylistically could have been made that year and emphasizes Gray's strengths as a director while drawing attention to his limitations as a writer..."

"A more accomplished film than "Yards." Yet it will fail to satisfy police movie buffs, as procedures are de-emphasized, and the drama is too perfunctory and obvious..."

"Falls into the category of the contrived and forgettable cop drama..."