SummaryOver the course of four days, a brutal murder and a racially charged trial trigger and explosive chain of events that resonate throughout Los Angeles. While navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central L.A., two of the LAPD's elite Special Investigations Squad officers (Russell, Speedman) must track down cold-blooded killers ... Read More
Directed By:Ron Shelton
Written By:James Ellroy, David Ayer
Dark Blue
Metascore
Mixed or Average
57
User score
Generally Favorable
6.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
57
51% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
38% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Dark Blue is one of those totally happy surprises that moves so quickly and curves so sharply that it leaves this era's hyped critical hits looking like beached whales.
75
Not a great movie, but it has moments that go off the meter and find visceral impact. The characters driving through the riot-torn streets of Los Angeles provide some of them, and the savage, self-hating irony of Russell's late dialogue provides the rest.
70
Refreshingly devoid of flashiness or artificially pumped-up action, this consistently gripping, well-constructed police thriller… showcases a tightly controlled performance from Kurt Russell.
63
In the end, the problem with movies like Dark Blue is that they willfully ignore the systemic, historical, cultural, and class causes of racism in favor of pinning it all on a few bad apples. Sure, that's entertainment. It's also a lie.
60
Sensitively directed by Ron Shelton and helped by what just might be the best performance of Kurt Russell's career, Dark Blue is as interesting and successful as it can be within its limits, but those limits make this a more generic film than its makers intended.
40
Ultimately, Dark Blue feels roughly a decade too late with its back story of the Los Angeles riots. Gates’ department had its share of dirty blues, to be sure, but that hasn’t been notable since the smoke cleared back in 1992.
10
Imagine finding the will to get up every morning to do another day's work on this stale story tarted up with relevance.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.4
50% Positive
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36% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Apr 19, 2024
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Ce polar se déroule juste avant les émeutes de 1992 à Los Angeles, suite au verdict ‘non coupable’ des quatre policiers ayant un peu trop tabassé un ‘délit de fuite’, notamment un refus d’obtempérer ! or, si l’on se montrait très régulièrement aussi rigoureux et aussi ‘sévère’, nul doute qu’il y aurait moins, beaucoup moins de refus d’obtempérér ! Le film charge la barque au maximum et critique donc pendant presque deux heures les forces de l’ordre qui font un travail admirable, notamment dans cette ville du crime et de la corruption. Un agenda des minorités est ici évidemment à l’oeuvre puisque tous les Blancs sont méchants et corrompus… et tous les Noirs sont gentils et honnêtes ! et victimes du racisme des méchants Blancs très méchants (et corrompus). Kurt Russell, le flic corrompu alcoolique et obéissant à son patron (très méchant et corrompu) fait in extremis son auto-critique et son auto-flagellation à la fin du film : il s’humilie ainsi dans un mea culpa affligeant, afin de faire reluire la communauté afro-américaine, notamment le gros culturiste gavé de stéroïdes, le très mauvais acteur Ving Rhames, futur chef de toute la police de L.A.Enfin bref, donc, ce film n’est que du début à la fin une grosse merde de wokerie SJW à la petite semaine avec son gros agenda racialisé au cul ! une sombre bouse !
Production Company:
- Intermedia Films
- IM Filmproduktion
- Alphaville Films
- Cosmic Pictures
Release Date:Feb 21, 2003
Duration:1 h 58 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Sworn to protect / Sworn to serve / Sworn to secrecy
Awards
Black Reel Awards
• 2 Nominations
Political Film Society, USA
• 1 Nomination
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Nomination




























