The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops.The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops.The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops.
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"Freelancers" is a movie with a messy story about corrupt NYPD officers. The lead character is a hoodlum that becomes a dirty cop, but comes back to the side of the law to revenge the death of his father and ends invited to join the Internal Affairs. Lydia has conclusive evidences against Sarcose and his gang, but they are not enough to arrest the dirty cop that is not under surveillance. The great cast is lost in a poor screenplay and a weak direction. My vote is four.
Title (Brazil): "Assassinos de Aluguel" ("Hired Killers")
Freelancers follow a young cop who joins in with a group of rogue cops led by his father's ex-partner. When the truth about his father's death is revealed it pushes him to finally make sure justice is served. This isn't a bad movie, but it isn't anything different than every other cop movie that has come along over the years. Jackson does a decent job here, but just doesn't have the chops to really sell the emotional aspect of the character. He works well for the action, but as soon as he has to deliver some sort of emotion it just comes off non-existent. Whitaker and DeNiro both pretty much phone this one in, but thanks to their amazing talent still manage to deliver some interesting characters. The story is pretty straight forward, but wants to try and deliver twists and turns where it is pretty obvious as to where it is all headed. In addition there are some aspects of the story that just come off a bit unbelievable in the system. There's some decent action moments here but nothing that really stands out to help push this along.
Overall this is a pretty generic delivery into the cop thriller, but thanks to the star power behind it at least feels a bit bigger than the straight to video release it got. If you are a fan of this genre or any of those involved give it a try, just don't expect anything all that new or original.
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In the past, the name Robert De Niro would have conjured up memories of incredible movies from the 70's and 80's such as Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Godfather 2,Mean Streets, The Deer Hunter, etc. However, Robert De Niro has not made a quality film in almost a decade. What happened? Has wealth and fame completely enervated his passion for acting?
Very Disappointing.
Story was the same as previous stories, the only difference they were told better and with more conviction from the characters (yes Vinnie i mean you). Best part of the film, as when i got up to search for some more washing up. all work and no play.
"Freelancers" finds 50 Cent as a young cop who's father is slain by bad cops when he is little. Now on the force himself, Fiddy finds himself taken under the wing of corrupt captain Sarcone (DeNiro) along with other dirty cops like Detective Leurie (Forest Whitaker). Will Fiddy find his father's killer? Will the film end in a shootout?
It plays out like a dream you have every night. You know what to expect, and can just about point to the screen when you can expect to see it happen. The script is cut-and-dry, listless, and unsure of if it's trying to make more a point than simply to promote its impressive cast.
I would say don't watch it, but you've watched this before, and you'll watch it again, though in a theater and with a couple zeroes added on to the end of the budget. For a low-cost, easy to shoot film, the cast is impressive and the acting is fine, but for the hour and a half spent sitting at home waiting to be surprised, I felt let down.
Did you know
- TriviaAfter brief bookings in New York City and Los Angeles on August 10, 2012, the film went quickly to video on August 21.
- Quotes
Malo: What's the worst thing you ever did, Joe?
Joe Sarcone: The worst thing I ever did was trust the wrong man.
Malo: How do you know when you're trusting the wrong man?
Joe Sarcone: You're questioning me? Huh, you little shit? I always make my decision with my head, not my heart. I got to where I am in this world by taking advantage of people's trust, and I'm not ashamed of that. There's a Maldonado seed. You hungry?
Malo: I can always eat.
Joe Sarcone: Kitchen never closes, and everybody eats at my table.
Malo: You really trust everybody in here?
Joe Sarcone: That door you just walked through only works one way - In. Once you're in, the only way out is to the sounds of gunshots and bagpipes.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Set Up (2013)
- SoundtracksStreet Life
Performed by Booke & Swaggalee
Written by D. Dixon, B. Booker, T. Scott,
Produced and Arranged by David Dixon & Mike Burns
Published by Burnmore Music (ASCAP)
(c) 2011 Burnmore Music
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Box office
- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $456,350
- Runtime
- 1h 36m(96 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1