In
Japan, a rogue Dirty Harry-style cop known for his penchant for
beating suspects for information (or just for fun) , is out to take
town a drug ring and discovers one of his colleagues is involved.
His unsavory interrogation tactics gets him booted off the force, and
now that his sister has been kidnapped by the baddies, he is a man
without bounds and out for vengeance.
VIOLENT COP
is an intriguing yet seriously flawed cop thriller that raises some
interesting themes but fails to deliver on them with success. Star
and first-time director Kitano offers some stylish moments, but the
film is marred by too many needless scenes (and especially needlessly
long scenes). The film has about three genuinely good moments and
it's unfortunate that Kitano takes far too long getting to each of
them, slumbering though some ridiculously long shots of Kitano and
others walking and walking and walking. On the whole, it's
disappointingly uninvolving, so if you have a yen to see cops beating
up criminals, watch Dirty Harry instead.
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