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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David Ayer (written by)
Release Date:
10 November 2006 (USA) more
Plot:
A tough-minded drama about two friends in South Central Los Angeles and the violence that comes between them. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(18 articles)
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great acting, very human story more (183 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christian Bale | ... | Jim Luther Davis |
 | Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Mike Alonzo |
 | Eva Longoria Parker | ... | Sylvia (as Eva Longoria) |
 | Chaka Forman | ... | Toussant |
 | Tammy Trull | ... | Marta |
 | J.K. Simmons | ... | Agent Richards |
 | Michael Monks | ... | Agent Hollenbeck |
 | Samantha Esteban | ... | Letty |
 | Tania Verafield | ... | Patty |
 | Noel Gugliemi | ... | Flaco |
| Adriana Millan | ... | Rita |
 | Geovanny Corvera | ... | Wilo (as Geo Corvera) |
 | Cesar Garcia | ... | Listo |
 | Terry Crews | ... | Darrell |
 | Emilio Rivera | ... | Eddy |
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Rated R for strong violence, language and drug use.
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Runtime:
116 min | South Korea:103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Australia:MA | USA:R (certificate #42104) | Singapore:M18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | New Zealand:R18 | Italy:VM14 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18
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Both Harsh Times (2005) and Batman Begins (2005) open up with a nightmare sequence going on in the head of the main character, both played by Christian Bale. more
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Crew or equipment visible: When Jim and his wife walk to the car where his wife tells him she's pregnant just as Jim goes to get in the car you can clearly see a shadow of a cameraman with camera move away on the billboard behind Jim on the left of the screen. more
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References Tell Your Children (1936) more
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Mi Compadre y Yo more
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I'm glad i haven't seen training day or i'd feel compelled to compare. This film feels real, and the director really makes you feel like you are actually IN the film, in the situation with the characters. You feel part of their lives and start feeling FOR them. Freddy Rodriguez plays a kinda good guy with a weak will and gets roped into anything Jim(Bale) gets him into. His relationship with Eva longoria is something people can identify with. Christian Bale is mind blowing from the moment the film begins (pun intended) he is very believable as Jim and is one crazy SOB in this film, he pulls off the dialogue, attitude and body language really well, You just couldn't tell he was a Brit, let alone welsh. his acting prowess is impeccable. Miles away from the Bruce Wayne he played recently.
All in all, its a good film, i won't give away the story, though its nothing extraordinary but it gives us the feel of how life is in crime ridden cities where people fight for survival every single day.