WE OWN THE NIGHT
(2 1/2 stars)
Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix in
"We Own the Night"

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes and Robert Duvall
Director: James Gray
Studio Synopsis: Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has turned his back on the family business. The popular manager of El Caribe, the legendary Russian-owned nightclub in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach, he has changed his last name and concealed his connection to a long line of distinguished New York cops. For Bobby, every night is a party, as he greets friends and customers or dances with his beautiful Puerto Rican girlfriend, Amada (Eva Mendes), in a haze of cigarette smoke and disco music. But it's 1988, and New York City's drug trade is escalating. Bobby tries to keep a friendly distance from the Russian gangster who is operating out of the nightclubÑa gangster who is being targeted by his brother, Joseph (Mark Wahlberg), an up-and-coming NYPD officer, and his father, Burt (Robert Duvall), the legendary deputy chief of police.
Rating: R
Running Time: 118 minutes
Official Web site: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/weown
thenight/

Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/weown
thenight/


Reviews:
Boca News (3 out of 4 stars)
Metromix South Florida (2 1/2 out of 5 stars)
The Miami Herald (2 out of 4 stars)
The Palm Beach Post (C-)
The Sun-Sentinel (3 out of 4 stars)

 

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