New films: blood is thicker than water
Published on October 23, 2007 by The Sentinel
Reviews of “We Own The Night” and “Shanghai Kiss”.
“We Own The Night” captivates viewers
Bobby Green [Joaquin Phoenix] lives the high life as the club manager of El Caribe in Brooklyn Brighton Beach, in the new film “We Own the Night.” The film begins in 1988 with Green surrounded by the best drinks, music and drugs found in New York City. However, he keeps his distance from the drug dealers who attend the club.
One night, Green takes his girlfriend, Amanda [Eva Mendes], to a party celebrating his brother’s promotion to captain of the New York Police Department. At the party, Captain Joseph Grusinsky [Mark Wahlberg] and his father, Chief Burt Grusinsky [Robert Duvall] ask Green privately if they have seen a wanted drug dealer. He lies to his family members and says that he has never seen a regular customer by the name of Vadim Nezhinski [Alex Veadov].
Green’s father senses that he is keeping a secret from him. He warns Green that, “Sooner or later you are either going to be with us [the cops] or with the drug dealers.”
Find out which side Bobby chooses and go see this movie. It features edge-of-your seat moments and excellent acting from Phoenix, Wahlberg, Duvall and especially Mendes.
Release Date: Oct. 12
Grade: A
“Shanghai Kiss” documents a struggling actor’s life
Meet Liam Liu [Ken Leung], a 28-year-old Asian-American actor struggling to make it in Hollywood. One day, Liu meets Adelaide [Hayden Panetierre] and the two form a friendship. Both are attracted to one another, but there’s just one problem: Adelaide is only 16 years old. Throughout the film, Liu attempts to distance himself from falling in love with Adelaide.
On top of all of Liu’s struggles, his grandmother passes away and he inherits her house in Shanghai. Liu is left with the decision of keeping his grandmother’s house or to continue residing in L.A. Watch the film to find out about the man’s adventures in Shanghai and Los Angeles.
DVD release date: Oct. 9
Grade: B
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