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Pledge, The (2001) Rank 2 Reviews
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Film Freak Central
Future Movies (Nik Huggins)
Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
Cares not a whit for such arbitrary concepts as justice, crime or punishment. It understands the relativism of right and wrong and takes a kind of perverse pleasure in reminding us that there are some things we'll never know. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
A forced march toward certain disaster, a scenario only passionate believers in predestination are likely to savor. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)
The problem isn't a lack of substance, and certainly not a dearth of talent, but a shortage of fun. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)
DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...a resolutely low-key and solidly unconventional exercise in frustration. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
eFilmCritic.com (Greg Muskewitz)
Film Threat (--)
ShowBIZ Data (--)
Expanded Cinemah
Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Anchorage Press (Marrit Ingman)
Cinema 2000 (Eurico de Barros; João Lopes)
Reel.com (Mary Kalin-Casey)
Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)
He's one of America's greatest actors, saluted for the versatility he's shown in films as diverse as Easy Rider, Chinatown and As Good as it Gets. And after more than 40 years in front of the cameras, Jack Nicholson is still exploring his craft.
His ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)
Cadrage: Le magazine du cinéma international
Civilcinema.com (Christian Ramirez)
Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
In this world there are sick people who hurt and kill
little kids as well as adults. There are people who look for those people to put
them away in jail. Some take their job to the max as in this case. The Pledge
is about a homicide policeman Jerry ...read the complete Pledge movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Premiere (France) (--)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Franchise Pictures needs to pay more attention to the content rather than the cast, as the emphasis lay on in one of their more interesting (if still financially unsuccessful) efforts, the brooding drama The Pledge. As with most Franchise projects, ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Movie Reviews UK
Feeling too good of late? Think you need to have your head dragged a bit? Then take in Sean Penn's The Pledge. These are grim doings indeed. And they're certain to muddle your evening. But if that's not your goal, stand clear. It would be all well and ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)
Drags us through dark places, without convincing us it's a journey worth taking. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)
Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Ultimately, the payoffs just aren't there, either psychologically or dramatically. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
DVD Clinic ("Dr. Drew")
On the eve of his upcoming retirement, a homicide detective (Nicholson) finds himself saddled with one last case as he tries to solve a young girl’s brutal rape and murder. When his first suspect commits suicide while in custody, his co-workers seem to ...read the complete Pledge movie review at DVD Clinic ("Dr. Drew")
CNN Showbiz
The film begins and ends with Nicholson's battered face in close up, then pulls back to reveal him mumbling and stumbling around what appears to be an abandoned gas station in the middle of nowhere, while birds in flight are superimposed over this ...read the complete Pledge movie review at CNN Showbiz
Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
A surprisingly uneven and perhaps even mediocre character drama. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The cinematography in the film, by Chris Menges of "The Boxer" is also very nice, with good use of location shots (the story is set in rural Nevada). There are lazy afternoons of fishing, interrupted by terrifying nightmares. The editing by Jay Cassidy ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
In the case of the detective in The Pledge, Zimmer,
along with apprentice Klaus Badelt, accentuates that feeling of loneliness
to an even greater degree. In many of these other efforts, Zimmer has
collaborated with one of his fellow Media ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)
"The Pledge" is a compelling, very well-acted picture that is recommended, although more as a rental. I think many who are fans of the genre will be satisfied with a viewing, but I'm not sure if anyone will want to watch it more than once. Warner ...read the complete Pledge movie review at DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)
Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Just a bad movie, with more bits of good acting and flashes of director's invention than you get in most bad movies. ...read the complete Pledge movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
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