We Own the Night, is a gritty, well made, well acted film.
This is a period piece set in New York City during the 1980's when the NYPD waged a bloody battle with the Russian Mafia.
Joaquin Phoenix is excellent as Bobby Green; the manager of a popular night club in the Bronx, who struggles to keep his family's ties (Robert Duval and Mark Walberg) to local law enforcement, secret from everyone except his his devoted girl friend Amanda.(Eva Mendes)
The movie tells of the blatant criminal activities that occurs at the club to which Bobby turns a blind eye.
Police raid the club one night and a Russian Mafia boss's nephew kills himself rather than be questioned by the police which leads to the Russian Mafia declaring war on all New York Police.
Now Bobby has to choose between the glamorous life of the night club circuit, or the life of his father and brother as police officers.
Duval and Walberg are good too but this is Joaquin's movie.
We Own the Night was non-stop, non-hip, drama and suspense with a strong cast and a great performance from Phoenix. We give this movie 3.5 stars
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