Welcome everybody to Cinema VS Cinema. First, I will do a datasheet about each film. Secondly I do a compairson between them and finally I will mark them both. The winning film will have its trailer at the end of the blog. So today, we have two crime films. One is Brooklyn's finest and the other one is Hollywoodland. Which one will win?
LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!
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Title: Brooklyn's finest
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Genres: Crime, Thriller and Drama
Runtime: 2 hours and 10 minutes
Language: English
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Written by: Michael C. Martin
Music by: Marcelo Zarvos
Music by: Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography by: Patrick Murguia
Cast: Richard Gere (Eddie), Don Cheadle (Tango), Ethan Hawke (Sal), Wesley Snipes (Caz), Will Patton (Lt. Bill Hobarts), Lili Taylor (Angela), Ellen Barkin (Agent Smith), Vincent D'Onofrio (Carlo), Michael Kenneth Williams (Red), Brian F. O'Byrne (Ronny Rosario), Wass Stevens (Det. Patrick Leary), Logan Marshall-Green (Melvin Panton), Hassan Johnson (Beamer), Jessie Williams (Eddie Quinlan), Wade Allan Marcus (C-Rayz), Stella Maeve (Cynthia) and Bruce MacVittie (Father Scarpitta).
Cinematography by: Jonathan Freeman
Cast: Adrien Brody (Louis Simo), Ben Affleck (George Reeves), Diane Lane (Toni Mannix), Bob Hoskins (Eddie Mannix), Robin Tunney (Leonore Lemmon), Kathleen Robertson (Carol Van Ronkel), Lois Smith (Helen Bessolo), Philip MacKenzie (Bill Bliss), Molly Parker (Laurie Simo), Zach Mills (Evan Simo), Neil Crone (Chuck), Gareth Williams (Del), Ted Atherton (Det. Doug Johnson), Caroline Dhavernas (Kit Holliday), Kevin Hare (Robert Condon), Larry Cedar (Chester Sinclair), Dash Minok (Sgt. Jack Peterson) and Veronica Watt (Rita Hayworth).
Plots:
1In the New York Police Department in the Brooklyn neighborhood, veteran Eddie is an honest but self-destructive agent who has lost the respect of his peers. For his part, Sal has fallen into corruption, and feels guilty because he has murdered a trafficker for money. Finally, Tango, who works infiltrated a drug trafficking case, will be forced to betray Caz, a trafficker who has become his best friend. The three will be involved in a massive raid.
2In the 50s, a detective investigates the death in Hollywood of George Reeves, the actor who played Superman in a well-known television series.
My review:
Brooklyn's finest is a crime story in which 3 main characters are involved: Eddie, Tango and Sal. Eddie is a honest police who has a terrible defect: his depression. This makes him untrustworthy in the police station since he has made several mistakes, one of them is secretly contracting a prostitute. Tango is an infiltrated police who works in a drug trafficking case in which his best friend Caz is involved and Sal is an agent who has fallen in the sin of greed since his wife was doing to die soon. The plot is introspective and fascinating in view of the fact that it explores in depth the personality of the main characters, especially in Don Cheadle's character since he has to make a decision: betray Caz in order to accomplish his boss' orders or disobeying his orders in order to protect his best friend.
The acting is convincing, it is from my point of view, the essence of this film apart from the narrative cinematography, altough there are some clichés in it about black people (which I consider it racist), but well, it is approaching to reality.
Going back in time, in the 50s, Hollywoodland tells the tragic story of George Reeves, the first actor who played Superman, one of the most famous superheroes of comic history. But the problem that is presented is that we do not know if George commited suicide or he has been killed by a mobster. Detective Louis Simo has to investigate his death, but it will not be easy. In my opinion, this story, instead of giving a final conclusion, it makes you much more doubts than before watching it. Of course, the plot respects its historical mystery and it is interesting, it gives some points that will not separate you from the screen, especially in the clue scene in George Reeves' bedroom. The whole film is quite slow-paced and I think its opened ending is the problem of Hollywoodland.
Movie 1 Film mark: 7,1 out of 10
Movie 2 Film mark: 6,5 out of 10
BROOKLYN'S FINEST IS THE WINNER OF THIS ROUND!
Cast: Richard Gere (Eddie), Don Cheadle (Tango), Ethan Hawke (Sal), Wesley Snipes (Caz), Will Patton (Lt. Bill Hobarts), Lili Taylor (Angela), Ellen Barkin (Agent Smith), Vincent D'Onofrio (Carlo), Michael Kenneth Williams (Red), Brian F. O'Byrne (Ronny Rosario), Wass Stevens (Det. Patrick Leary), Logan Marshall-Green (Melvin Panton), Hassan Johnson (Beamer), Jessie Williams (Eddie Quinlan), Wade Allan Marcus (C-Rayz), Stella Maeve (Cynthia) and Bruce MacVittie (Father Scarpitta).
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Title: Hollywoodland
Title: Hollywoodland
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Genres: Biography, Crime and Drama
Runtime: 2 hours and 6 minutes
Language: English
Directed by: Allen Coulter
Written by: Paul Bernbaum
Music by: Marcelo Zarvos
Music by: Marcelo Zarvos
Cast: Adrien Brody (Louis Simo), Ben Affleck (George Reeves), Diane Lane (Toni Mannix), Bob Hoskins (Eddie Mannix), Robin Tunney (Leonore Lemmon), Kathleen Robertson (Carol Van Ronkel), Lois Smith (Helen Bessolo), Philip MacKenzie (Bill Bliss), Molly Parker (Laurie Simo), Zach Mills (Evan Simo), Neil Crone (Chuck), Gareth Williams (Del), Ted Atherton (Det. Doug Johnson), Caroline Dhavernas (Kit Holliday), Kevin Hare (Robert Condon), Larry Cedar (Chester Sinclair), Dash Minok (Sgt. Jack Peterson) and Veronica Watt (Rita Hayworth).
Plots:
1In the New York Police Department in the Brooklyn neighborhood, veteran Eddie is an honest but self-destructive agent who has lost the respect of his peers. For his part, Sal has fallen into corruption, and feels guilty because he has murdered a trafficker for money. Finally, Tango, who works infiltrated a drug trafficking case, will be forced to betray Caz, a trafficker who has become his best friend. The three will be involved in a massive raid.
2In the 50s, a detective investigates the death in Hollywood of George Reeves, the actor who played Superman in a well-known television series.
My review:
Brooklyn's finest is a crime story in which 3 main characters are involved: Eddie, Tango and Sal. Eddie is a honest police who has a terrible defect: his depression. This makes him untrustworthy in the police station since he has made several mistakes, one of them is secretly contracting a prostitute. Tango is an infiltrated police who works in a drug trafficking case in which his best friend Caz is involved and Sal is an agent who has fallen in the sin of greed since his wife was doing to die soon. The plot is introspective and fascinating in view of the fact that it explores in depth the personality of the main characters, especially in Don Cheadle's character since he has to make a decision: betray Caz in order to accomplish his boss' orders or disobeying his orders in order to protect his best friend.
The acting is convincing, it is from my point of view, the essence of this film apart from the narrative cinematography, altough there are some clichés in it about black people (which I consider it racist), but well, it is approaching to reality.
Going back in time, in the 50s, Hollywoodland tells the tragic story of George Reeves, the first actor who played Superman, one of the most famous superheroes of comic history. But the problem that is presented is that we do not know if George commited suicide or he has been killed by a mobster. Detective Louis Simo has to investigate his death, but it will not be easy. In my opinion, this story, instead of giving a final conclusion, it makes you much more doubts than before watching it. Of course, the plot respects its historical mystery and it is interesting, it gives some points that will not separate you from the screen, especially in the clue scene in George Reeves' bedroom. The whole film is quite slow-paced and I think its opened ending is the problem of Hollywoodland.
Movie 1 Film mark: 7,1 out of 10
Movie 2 Film mark: 6,5 out of 10
BROOKLYN'S FINEST IS THE WINNER OF THIS ROUND!
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