1992 · crime · drama
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Directed by Abel Ferrara1h 36m1992
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
Our read: Bad Lieutenant (1992) (1992) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded crime · drama entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, extreme crime / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- extreme
- bleak
- cold
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