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Cop Land (1997)

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All Time

of 190,116

2,241

1990's

of 24,698

404

1997

of 5,718

60
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,893
  
  268
  
  Action of 1997
  
  of 174
  
  8
  
  Action of the 1990's
  
  of 1,477
  
  57
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,076
  
  316
  
  Crime of 1997
  
  of 88
  
  7
  
  Crime of the 1990's
  
  of 708
  
  76
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  1,234
  
  Drama of 1997
  
  of 536
  
  31
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  244
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,007
  
  471
  
  Thriller of 1997
  
  of 194
  
  16
  
  Thriller of the 1990's
  
  of 1,628
  
  114

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Cop Land (1997) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.8494

Avg Critic Score:2.7652

Cop Land (1997) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Much has been written about Sylvester Stallone's return to serious acting in Copland. It's an entirely different matter, however, to watch the action superstar in this new role than it is to read and hear about it. ...read the complete Cop Land movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Branching out in a bold new direction, Stallone is quietly devastating. ...read the complete Cop Land movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

While this is probably the actor's best turn since Rocky, and he does a credible job that may earn him the opportunity to do more "serious" work in the future, Stallone's performance is outshone on all sides. ...read the complete Cop Land movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The characters are all over the map, there are too many unclear story threads, our sympathies are confused, and there's an unconvincing showdown in which the story's lovingly developed ambiguities are lost. ...read the complete Cop Land movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

A reader, Rich Gallagher of Fishkill, N.Y., writes to ask why they only remake the good movies, not bad ones. Good films don't require remaking, he observes, but what about ``promising concepts which were poorly executed for one reason or another?'' Mr. ...read the complete Cop Land movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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The New York Times (Janet Maslin)

Everywhere the camera turns in this tense and volatile drama, it finds enough interest for a truckload of conventional Hollywood fare. Whatever its limitations, Cop Land has talent to burn....read the complete Cop Land (1997) review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Crime and corruption invade the small New Jersey town of Garrison in the form of NYPD officers who have moved there to find a safe haven from the anxieties in the city. Stallone plays Sheriff Freddy Heflin, a wanna-be NYPD and acting sheriff of Garrison w...read the complete Cop Land (1997) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)

Con l'avanzare dell'età, Stallone è stato costretto a incentrare i suoi film su qualcos'altro che non il semplice turgore dei muscoli. Prima ha cercato, come Schwarzenegger, di spostarsi sul versante della commedia, ma senza troppo successo. Ora tenta...read the complete Cop Land (1997) review at Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)

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Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

It's a shame when an actor like Sylvester Stallone, who's always at his most appealing when he just hunkers down and lets himself be a big galoot, feels he has to make a bid for respectability....read the complete Cop Land (1997) review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

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