Liam Gaughan is a writer at Collider with a passion for classic films and the work of Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese.
Crime movies continue to be one of the most popular genres in cinema. It’s a genre that has a great sense of diversity to it; crime films can be as dark and atmospheric as The Godfather, as intense and pulsating as Uncut Gems, or as silly and fun as The Nice Guys. There's a fungibility to the genre that makes it more inviting to many types of cinephiles who look for different types of attributes when it comes to their crime stories.
The French Connection RActionCrimeDrama A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal. Dog Day Afternoon RDramaCrimeBiography Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.
While the film is at its heart a character drama about obsession and escalation, the action scenes in Heat are instrumental in establishing the moral values of both Neil and Vince as they risk their lives. Mann has strongly hinted that a sequel to Heat based on his novel will be one of his next major projects, and it's likely that the follow up will feature even more elaborate action scenes than its predecessor.
The Untouchables was one of the first films to prove the merit of using slow motion effects. It’s unlikely that directors like Chad Stahelski, Zack Snyder, or the Wachowski sisters would have been able to implement slow motion in the same way if it wasn't for the precedent that De Palma set. While the action is still relatively sparse, Snatch proved that Ritchie was capable of including exciting fight scenes within his crime comedies. Ritchie later made more straightforward action films when he directed The Man From U.N.C.L.E., King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and both installments in the Sherlock Holmes duology.
Mortensen’s commitment to the physicality of the sequence makes it more intense, and helps end the film on a particularly disturbing note. While Eastern Promises is certainly a film that may be too brutal for the faint of heart, Cronenberg’s subversion of the male gaze makes it well worth considering as an insightful, transgressive work of crime cinema.
The Town RCrimeDocumentaryDramaThriller Release Date September 15, 2010 Director Ben Affleck Cast Ben Affleck , Rebecca Hall , Jon Hamm , Jeremy Renner , Blake Lively , Slaine Runtime 123 Main Genre Crime Writers Peter Craig , Ben Affleck , Aaron Stockard , Chuck Hogan Tagline Welcome to the bank robbery capital of America. Website http://www.thetownmovie.com/ Expand Rent on Amazon
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