Officer Down (II) (2013)

When a cop's crooked past comes back to get him, can he do the right thing, or will he succumb to the threats of his dangerous connections?

Director:

Brian A Miller

Writer:

John Chase

Stars:

Stephen Dorff, Stephen Lang, David Boreanaz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Dorff	...	Det. David 'Cal' Callahan
AnnaLynne McCord	...	Zhanna Dronov
Dominic Purcell	...	Royce Walker
Stephen Lang	...	Lieutenant Jake 'Lieu' LaRussa
David Boreanaz	...	Det. Les Scanlon
Walton Goggins	...	The Angel / Det. Logue
James Woods	...	Captain Verona
Elisabeth Röhm	...	Alexandra Callahan
Bree Michael Warner	...	Brogan
Tommy Flanagan	...	Father Reddy
Beatrice Miller	...	Lanie Callahan
Johnny Messner	...	McAlister
Soulja Boy	...	Rudy
Oleg Taktarov	...	Oleg Emelyanenko
Laura Harris	...	Ellen Logue

Storyline

When a cop's crooked past comes back to get him, can he do the right thing, or will he succumb to the threats of his dangerous connections?

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Plot Keywords:

police detective

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language, nudity and drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 2013 (United Arab Emirates)

Filming Locations:

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,061 (USA) (18 January 2013)

Gross:

$1,184 (USA) (18 January 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jeff Most Productions, Most Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Callahan orders a bourbon neat, the bartender pours him a shot of Johnny Walker Black Label, which is scotch not bourbon. This happens twice in the movie.

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Soundtracks

"When I Open My Eyes"
Written by Aaron Hendra
Performed by Aaron Hendra
Courtesy of Give Records Inc.

User Reviews

Enjoyable Cop Thriller With A Twist • 7/10

Storyline: An alcoholic cop Detective Callahan (no, not that one) has trouble sleeping and suffers from flashbacks (a lot of flashbacks) because of a near fatal shooting he was involved with. He's having trouble with his wife and daughter, also he has a thing about rapists. A man gives him a diary and after reading the sad tale told within he starts to look for bad guys.

Acting: This has an amazing cast, but no one is trying hard in this film which might have helped. Anyhoo Stephen Dorff does an able job and is pretty convincing as the struggling detective as he has a try at doing the 'cop with issues' gig. James Woods (why doesn't he have an Oscar??) pops in and out with his usual presence but I think he's there to add weight and balance out the effect of having a bad script. Stephen Lang (Avatar) and the very talented AnnaLynne McCord (Excision)perhaps gave the better performances with Walton Goggins also playing a small but important role. Tommy Flanagan (he's from my home town) has a very small role and I try to see a film if he's in it.

Direction: Brian A Miller looks like he was handed a weak script, a small budget and while the cast are all very good actors they are clearly miscast so it was never really going to be great in his hands.

Production: I really hated the editing I mean, I'm not an expert but It's bad when I can actually tell because it messed up the pacing badly. It only cost $12 million and that fact gives it kudos because the director overcame and still knocked out an acceptable movie.

Conclusion: A cop thriller that's trying so hard to be a lot better than it is but I liked it. It felt a bit diluted in the script department but hey, it was cheap. Recommended

Score: 7/10