Joaquin Phoenix did well in 2000. An Oscar and Golden Globe nomination for Gladiator, a couple of nominations for Quills, and a Critics Choice Award for this film along with the other two. He put out some great performances that year, and this one should not be overlooked.
It shows the seedy underbelly of politics and city contracts, but it is more important in the study of friendship and how sometimes you can never really fit in.
Willie (Phoenix) and Leo (Mark Wahlberg) are friends, but when it comes down to the wire that friendship is expendable as Willie is trying to forget his Hispanic background and fit in with White power in the city. The fact that they are both in love with the same woman (Charlize Theron) also complicates things.
You never really know where this tragedy is going to end, but you can be sure that is will end tragically. The journey is made more interesting with characters played by James Caan and Faye Dunaway.
It is a trip worth taking for film noir lovers.
It shows the seedy underbelly of politics and city contracts, but it is more important in the study of friendship and how sometimes you can never really fit in.
Willie (Phoenix) and Leo (Mark Wahlberg) are friends, but when it comes down to the wire that friendship is expendable as Willie is trying to forget his Hispanic background and fit in with White power in the city. The fact that they are both in love with the same woman (Charlize Theron) also complicates things.
You never really know where this tragedy is going to end, but you can be sure that is will end tragically. The journey is made more interesting with characters played by James Caan and Faye Dunaway.
It is a trip worth taking for film noir lovers.