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Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News: Speedman doesn't show much in his first big movie role, while Russell shows too much. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: The script throws enough curveballs to raise Dark Blue slightly above the genre average. Read more
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Those who criticized Training Day for its lack of credibility will be rolling their eyes at the nonchalance with which Dark Blue plays the race card. Read more
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: In the wake of TV's powerhouse The Shield, Dark Blue comes off as something of a retread, with little of The Shield's electric fury, edgy camera work or deft characterizations. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Well worth recommending. Read more
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: Director Ron Shelton wants Dark Blue to be L.A. Confidential so badly that it's palpable. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: The script is overloaded with exposition and incident, and for long passages it shows all the verve and imagination of an episode of Hunter. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Russell is the reason to see the movie. Like Dennis Quaid, he's creating an entire second act for his career. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Dark Blue is as interesting and successful as it can be within its limits, but those limits make this a more generic film than its makers intended. Read more
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Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Dark Blue is down and dirty, with a fading star and dialogue that's awful, but its directness works in its favor. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: It's about something bigger than itself, and everything -- performance, photography, a heart-of-L.A. score by Terence Blanchard -- rises to meet higher expectations. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Its intelligence is undermined by a hyperbolic, overwrought noir style that wavers awkwardly between NYPD Blue jitters and grand opera. Read more
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: A fair-to-middling cop drama whose intentions are unfortunately rendered murky and submerged by a predictable story and limp characterization. Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: Dark Blue proclaims itself a character drama and a voyage of self-discovery for the flawed cop -- which proves to be its fatal weakness. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: Gritty, gripping, a bit uneven, but Kurt Russell hits all the right notes. Read more
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Russell is the reason to go to the theater. He will continue to hold your attention when things around him -- like the storyline -- lose steam and credibility. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Dark Blue is not a great movie, but it has moments that go off the meter and find visceral impact. Read more
Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Despite the battered grandeur of Kurt Russell, this fable of rotten cops in Rodney King's L.A. is mostly macho posturing. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: While Dark Blue may not be easy to watch, it's exceptionally well made. Read more
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star: A flawed and melodramatic affair with echoes of Training Day and L.A. Confidential that nevertheless has the whiff of truth. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: Until it dissolves into conventional melodrama during a climactic fracas, this fast-paced story is never less than watchable. Read more
David Rooney, Variety: Refreshingly devoid of flashiness or artificially pumped-up action, this gripping, well-constructed police thriller ... showcases a tightly controlled performance from Kurt Russell. Read more
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: The movie has a distinctly dated vibe. Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Harrowing and compulsively watchable morality play. Read more
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: The movie ends not with a bang but a wimp. Read more