One tough cop

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Movie
German title One tough cop
Original title One tough cop
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1998
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Bruno Barreto
script Jeremy Iacone
production Martin Bregman
Michael Scott Bregman
music Bruce Broughton
camera Ron Fortunato
cut Ray Hubley
occupation

One Tough Cop is an American drama set in 1998 . The Director led Bruno Barreto , the writer wrote Jeremy Iacone based on the autobiographical book by Bo Dietl , while writing Ken Gross supported. Stephen Baldwin played the main role .

action

Policemen Bo Dietl and Duke Finnerly live and work in New York City . A nun is raped in the police station, brutally mistreated and found with marks carved into her skin. Dietl and Finnerly want to start the investigation, but an investigation team around Lt. Denny Reagan takes the case.

An acquaintance of Bo Dietl, Joey O'Hara, tells Dietl that she has just ended the relationship with Dietl's long-time friend, Richie La Cassa. La Cassa is a member of the Mafia , he financed O'Hara's shop. When La Cassa heard of the crime, it was spread that he would pay $ 25,000 out of pocket for useful information. An African American later reported that the crime was committed by two drug couriers. Dietl and Finnerly provide the men, one of whom is shot trying to escape. Reagan later said during a press conference that his group found the suspects and shot one of them. Dietl attacks Reagan and hits him.

Duke Finnerly has drinking problems and gambling debts. Since Finnerly owes La Cassa a lot of money, Dietl advocates Finnerly with his friend. Dietl begins a relationship with O'Hara, which he hides from his friend.

Finnerly beats a gangster while drunk and insulted him. Dietl meets with the criminal and speaks for Finnerly. Still, the gangster has Finnerly murdered. The FBI photographed Dietl's meeting. The policeman is blackmailed into bugging his childhood friend La Cassa, for which he is to be promoted. Otherwise he faces criminal proceedings. Agent Devlin points out to Dietl that La Cassa does not yet know anything about Dietl and O'Hara's relationship.

Dietl meets with La Cassa, who has just found out about the relationship. There is an argument. Shortly afterwards they meet Finnerly's killer on the street. Since he is aiming at La Cassa, Dietl puts his pistol on the ground. The murderer wants to shoot Dietl, La Cassa throws herself at him and catches the bullet. Dietl shoots the murderer.

There is an internal disciplinary procedure. Dietl says he grew up in an area of ​​New York where nobody asks who lives on what. Police officers and mafiosi grew up together. Dietl is allowed to work again. O'Hara is waiting for him on the street in front of the police building.

From the texts before the credits one learns that Dietl served another seven years with the New York police before he founded a private security service.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film wasn't badly done and the plot was interesting. Nevertheless, it creates a feeling of “Dejá vù”. Almost all elements are known from the other films. The representations are not bad, but also not outstanding.

Roger Ebert derided in the Chicago Sun-Times of October 9, 1998 that the scenes and their order were almost exactly as he would have predicted before seeing the film.

Peter Stack wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle of October 9, 1998 that the film was "bitter-realistic" and intelligent. You can't necessarily like Bo Dietl's character, which gives him more realism. Duke Finnerty is a "rough leg with a heart of gold". The film is a study of the brutality of the everyday life of the authorities in a city.

The lexicon of international films wrote: “A film based on the biography of a former police officer, who applies his clichés more heavily than a real cop life can take and perpetuates recognizable elements. Neither fish nor meat in the police film genre. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Film review by James Berardinelli
  2. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert
  3. ^ Film review by Peter Stack
  4. ^ One Tough Cop. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used