Bad lieutenant how long

He walks around filled with need and dread. He is in the last stages of cocaine addiction, gulping booze to level off the drug high. His life is such a loveless hell that he buys sex just for the sensation of someone touching him, and his attention drifts even then, because there are so many demons pursuing him. Harvey Keitel plays this man with such uncompromised honesty that the performance can only be called courageous; not many actors would want to be seen in this light.

The lieutenant has no illusions about himself. He is bad and knows he is bad, and he abuses the power of his position in every way he can. Interrupting a grocery store stickup, he sends the beat cop away and then steals the money from the thieves. He sells drug dealers their immunity by taking drugs from them.

In the film's most harrowing scene, he stops two teenage girls who are driving their parents' car without permission. He threatens them with arrest, and then engages in an act of verbal rape.

Remember the Ray Liotta character in the last sequence of Martin Scorsese's " GoodFellas ," when he is strung out on cocaine and paranoid that the cops are following him? His life speeds up, his thinking is frantic, he can run but he can't hide. The Keitel character in "Bad Lieutenant" is like that other character, many more agonizing months down the road. Life cannot go on like this much longer. We learn a few things about him. He still lives in a comfortable middle-class home, with a wife and three children who have long since made their adjustment to his madness.

There is no longer a semblance of marriage. He comes in at dawn and collapses on the couch, to be wakened by the TV cartoons, which cut through his hangover. He stumbles out into the world again, to do more evil. When he drives the kids to school, his impatience is palpable; he cannot wait to drop them off and get a fix.

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It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Keitel is dead on here and I found myself wondering how deeply immersed in the character he actually was during the drug use scenes. A la Estevez's drunken tirade in "Apocalypse Now" The use of real locations with no extras and the quasi-impromptu dialogue are probably the two biggest assets here reminiscent of "Trash" but with better production value.

All in all, it's quite a trip through a life of depravity and desperation that gives a great vicarious thrill to the viewer. Don't miss this film. FAQ 1. What are the differences between the R-rated version and the NC version? Details Edit. Release date December 17, Argentina. United States. English Spanish. Un maldito policia. Bad Lt. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 36 minutes. Related news. Oct 14 WeAreMovieGeeks.

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