Dirty (2005) User Reviews

Shows nothing we haven't already seen presented better.

[dilbertsuperman · 5/10 · 23 April 2006]

This is your standard cop drama crap that you can see better done on various television shows about cops. There's no new territory covered here or any new story involved. This is about two partners on the anti-gang unit. Cuba Gooding's character is more comfortable being dirty than his latino partner, who has visions that are representative of his guilt. We come on the scene as Clifton Colinns' character is well on his way to blowing in the entire department to Internal Affairs out of some misguided sense of guilt. This cop is an idiot and makes a number of dense-headed decisions in this movie that lead to a world of sh#4t.

THe plot is mainly watching the deconstruction and demise of our main characters as they continually make the wrong move and get themselves deeper into the gangster infested sh#4t.

A few too many scenes were borrowed from a far superior movie- Training Day.

This is watchable, and forgettable. It's nothing new.

Pointless and Deceptive

[claudio_carvalho · 5/10 · 29 May 2007]

In a Los Angeles dominated by violent gangs and a corrupt LAPD Precinct, the dirty Officer Armando Sancho (Clifton Collins Jr.) is haunted by his guilty since an innocent old man was accidentally killed in an operation with his also dirty partner Salim Adel (Cuba Gooding Jr.). The Internal Affairs is pressing Sancho, who feels split between the loyalty to his mates and his conscience, and he has to make a statement at 6:00 PM. When his superiors Captain Spain (Keith David) and his Lieutenant (Cole Hauser) assign the two cops for an operation dealing drugs apprehended by the police and stored as evidence with a powerful drug dealer, Sancho feels that something is wrong and they have been framed.

"Dirty" has a promising beginning, with the chain of thoughts of Officer Sancho about corruption ("With power came responsibility; with responsibility came opportunity; with opportunity came corruption, a plague where everybody gets sick"). His dramatic feelings, haunted by the ghost of an innocent man and feeling awful as a finger-pointing rat, give the sensation that Sancho is a rich contradictory character to be developed. However, the story is pointless, showing a hopeless society in a city dominated by gangs, lost youth and corrupt police force, but without any message in the end. I had never expected the redemption of any character, but I found the unpleasant plot a caricature and very manipulative view of the LAPD. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Dirty – O Poder da Corrupção" ("Dirty – The Power of the Corruption")

A crucial choice...dead or dirty!

[michaelRokeefe · 4/10 · 16 January 2007]

Rough-edged drama set in a violent crime ravaged city, where a former gang-banger, Armando Sancho(Clifton Collins Jr), brings his street smarts to an anti-gang unit. His partner is veteran Salim Adel(Cuba Gooding Jr), who himself is drugging and dealing while working undercover for the LAPD. Sancho and Adel have their own personal demons and begin to have trouble trusting each other. The two officers have to deal with the criminal element the only way they know how...on-the-fly and brutal. A gangster with a badge and a gun; with the attitude of being judge, jury and executioner. These partners are pitted against each other; where does the trust begin or end? If Gooding ever played a character you can't like...this is it. Foul language is strong and prevalent. Violence is strong. Others in the cast: Wyclef Jean, Aimee Garcia, Keith David and Cole Hauser. DIRTY is rated a strong R.

To live and lie in L.A.

[SanFernandoCurt · 13 April 2010]

The Ramparts Scandal of the 1990s entailed L.A. gang members infiltrating the police department, violently shaking down fellow gang-bangers, then, in perjured testimony after their stupidity busted wide open the whole mess, ruined the careers of honest cops in L.A.P.D.'s gang units. As final salt in the wound, taxpayers were soaked for millions in court settlements to the put-upon homies that got rough treatment from these hoods in blue.

The real villains of the piece were not-well-thought-through outreach projects to recruit more inner-city youth into the city's police force. This was yet another brainstorm of liberal social engineers far removed from the detritus wrought by their brilliance.

This movie, inspired by Ramparts, takes those facts and corkscrews them 180 degrees. The gangstas are the cops. All cops. The real villain is the SYSTEM, maaaaaaan.

This tired, hackneyed tripe represents the warped mindset of Hollywood's establishment today. It's a weak-tea Frankfurt School indictment of class, race, capital, injustice... (yaaaawn). I think one of the great injustices in this country today that so much of our media, so much of our political arena, is fabricated by these tapas-bar revolutionaries from the mean streets of Malibu, Brentwood and Beverly Hills. Decades ago, "Dirty" would be hailed as wonderfully subversive by reviewers feasting on the bounty of the very system they claim to despise. It's as subversive as "Dancing With the Stars". This is the only political viewpoint we get - in any movie or documentary produced in this country.

In that respect, this movie is similar to "Crash", that other self-celebration of hypocritical Lefty gibberish. In fact, the scene in which Gooding Jr. hassles a middle-class white couple was almost straight-lifted a few years later for "Crash", with the racial components reversed.

One reviewer here proposed "it's easy to behave morally in a sheltered, safe, middle-class environment." Well, it's easier not to become murderous animals in that kind of environment - that's for sure. And, evidently, it's a lot easier to develop a morality far removed from the real world by typing out scripts in tony neighborhoods with gates, guards, income levels in the stratosphere and worldviews in Never-Never Land.

Really dirty cops, really bad movie...

[Enchorde · 3/10 · 1 April 2006]

Recap: Two cops, up for an interrogation by Internal Affairs after an incident were an innocent old man got shot, tries to get themselves ahead in the world. Because it is not a question if they are dirty or not, it is a question if Internal Affairs will buy their story or not. Because these two cops, seemingly enlisted straight from the gangs on the street, are really corrupt, stealing, harassing and dealing in confiscated drugs. But they still have the confidence from their superiors, because they are even more corrupt, running a drug business from inside the police. Now the two cops, Adel and Sancho, get an opportunity to climb the ladder into some real action and money, or is it an opportunity to get shot...?

Comments: First of all, I do not live in USA, so I may not be the best to judge if it is realistic or not, I can only make comments out of my own perspective. And there is two main points that glaringly stand out above all the rest. The first is that the movie must be attempting to break a record in using the f-word in as many versions as much as possible, because it is used constantly. But that may be. The other, and more fatal point, is that those two cops, and their entire unit, from top to bottom, is so corrupt, so dirty, that it is not plausible that they could have continued to operate. Evidence (mostly drugs and money) that constantly keep disappearing when handled by their unit, harassing civilians in broad daylight in view of a lot of people, stealing things from people. They would have been shut down quicker and thrown in jail than you could say "dirty cop". And with plausibility out the window, everything falls.

Gooding Jr may be doing a quick-mouthed character once again and Collins Jr a haunted dirty cop with something resembling a conscience, and they do it pretty well, but when the foundation of the story the act in is gone, that hardly matters. Also, there are some interesting roles played by famous musicians, but that too get lost in the interference. I just felt the lack of faith in the story, and from that point, nothing could save the movie. I had some expectations, but I was disappointed.

3/10

no hope

[geomac39 · 7/10 · 19 May 2007]

there was a review quote " If you liked " Traing Day " then you will like this. No, its way past Training Day in violence. Way past anything I've seen in the gritty reality stakes. A bad part of Los Angeles, where the population, it seems to me, is split between predators and prey.... and even the prey are opportunists who will turn to crime when it suits them. Thats the message of this movie. A corner of Tinseltown where civilisation does not exist, where anarchy rules, where the police are the most powerful criminal gang and will do anything to stay there. Everything's corrupt, except possibly the impotent Internal affairs office. Police officer played by Cuba Gooding Jr says to his partner played by Clifton Collins Jr. " Don't you get it ? there ARE no gangs, we've got rid of them all and WE are the only gang left " A good movie, but one that left a strong feeling of foreboding in me, and a realisation that all of us depend on a very thin veneer of civilisation, which, when overstressed can collapse in ruins.

DIRTY is in every way Dirty...until the Zinger Ending!

[gradyharp · 5/10 · 2 July 2006]

DIRTY seems to be confused as to what it is. The viewer is lead to believe that the LAPD has an undercover anti-gang force made op of ex-gangbangers who know the streets and therefore know how to break the codes that allow gang crimes of drugs and violence to continue unfettered by arrests. Yes, we are all aware of the Rampart scandal that perhaps is the nidus for this story, but what DIRTY shows is a group of despicable, foul mouthed, evil, crime perpetrating opportunists who will do anything to make a hit - all 'protected' by a police force that condones their actions.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. is a fine actor whose recent roles have not allowed him to demonstrate his craft. Perhaps he wanted a role as a bad guy (in the vein of Denzel Washington, Richard Gere et al who opt for smarmy roles to 'prove' their acting grit!), but he is artificial in this film as a man willing and waiting to do filthy deeds without conscience. He is paired with the also fine actor Clifton Collins, Jr. as the Hispanic equivalent of Gooding's Black bad cop. The story jumps all over the place with so many subplots and characters identifiable only by their total body tattoo differences and hampered by a script that depends on the F word and the N word and M**F** word as a means of communication.

Gooding and Collins are partners and while Gooding seems to be the major offender to decency, Collins does little about it, leading us to believe he is an innocent victim to the Internal Affairs investigation that appears to be the endpoint of this drama. Just when the viewer is saturated by the dirt of this film's techniques and story, the gritty collision of loyalty and redemption enters at the very end, making reflection on the tale that has been assaulting our senses almost embarrassing for the viewer. In the police code, what is permissible, what is wrong, what is justifiable? Fighting crime with crime doesn't seem a viable answer, but we are left asking the question 'What is?' A disturbing film on many levels, not the least of which is the fact that Gooding's agent needs a heads up on finding this gifted actor some worthy roles! Grady Harp

Strong delivery of cast and crew makes Dirty a clean and polished ride

[MovieMaddis · 7/10 · 7 February 2006]

Dirty will unfortunately draw comparison to Training Day, but if you can get past the similarities of the cover of this book, the content will come back strong and stand alone as a polished original. This movie reminds you that with decisive, deliberate direction, an excellent score and solid performances, a routine storyline can serve as the boilerplate foundation for the more difficult aspects of film-making to shine.

Collins has always been a favorite of mine to watch; almost singlehandedly destroying stereotypes of Latino actors while simultaneously stewing in the shallow pool of roles offered him. His stand out performances in 187 and Tigerland have only been improved in Dirty with his ability to bring humanity and sincerity to his otherwise bland characters. Gooding pulls it off in the end, almost through the sheer pleasure of watching him portray such an off-type character that the "over the top" performance was a necessity to draw your attention away from the believability of his playing the role. It was as if with every screamed expletive he was daring you to not take him seriously.

Dirty is a poster child film for how a director through what would appear to be either deliberate, clever and wise choices for the cast and crew or was very lucky in the outcome. But to this writer that is the magic of film-making. The end result of this film looks like a seamless collaboration of professionals turning out what is an interesting, exciting, visceral portrayal of bad cops and worse cops trying to outplay the system. Luck can only take you so far, and no doubt every component played a part in making this film work. The cinematography keeps the grit and grime of the streets in full focus, and the action and sometimes brutal violence is always just around the corner to snap your attention back into place as the plot moves forward.

To compare this movie to any other is doing it a disservice. Dirty takes any preconceived lemons it clearly had as a disadvantage going in, and made lemonade worth a second glass. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

7/10 - Maddis

Feeble

[adwalters-1 · 2/10 · 8 June 2006]

The started out OK, if cliché-ridden and cheesy in its choice of plot line. Cuba Gooding, for all his merits, does not stand up as a convincing street personality. His gutless and blowhard portrayal must have been in part intentional due to the 'tryhard' nature of his character needlessly revealed by his colleague, but was he really supposed to show up as that pathetic? His character came across as fake in the Nth degree, and never once did I take him seriously. Clifton Collins, Jr is marginally better, often because he opens his mouth less, and the captain (praised in another review)? As soon as he said something about it being a 'war' out there, I knew the script would never allow even a passably meaningful performance to emerge.

I come from London and have spent plenty of time in the army as well, listening to glorious bouts of expletive ridden verbal diarrhoea, so listening to the uninspired tourette's-like motherf****r tirades where the aforementioned crops up every other word seems confusing and pointless, rather than real. If anybody really talks in that way in LA, I feel truly sorry for them - all that wasted effort.

The story was predictable and telegraphed, with not even an ounce of the plotting sophistication that made 'Training Day' a surprisingly good film on the first watch. In my view, Training Day didn't take itself too seriously, thus making the more cartoonish elements of the plot bearable, but this one just serves to annoy after a while with its preachy nature and attempts to be a serious and hard hitting flick.

About the time of Russian roulette, I became too embarrassed to watch any more of this garbage, and turned it off , as I found (not to my surprise) that I really didn't give a monkeys what would happen to the gangsters/policeman, or anyone else. The person I feared most for was myself, as a morning viewing meant that I could have been quietly cursing for the rest of the day about the loss of precious hours.

Just Don't.

Surprisingly Good

[xFAM0USx · 6/10 · 8 July 2006]

**MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS**

This Movie caught my eye for the last few weeks,though I was scared to touch a straight-to-video movie.Well Tonight I decided to check it out since nothing else was appealing to me.

I must say,It was really good,In all honesty,it was done somewhat different than most Cop Drama's but it worked,the story is a little complex,or at least more complex than most films.

Cuba Gooding Jr. was good but not great,I think his character was a little over the top and didn't fool anyone,although his character became quite interesting at the end of the movie.However,It was good to see him break out of his usual comedic roles.

Clifton Collins as expected carried this movie,I must say,this guy has to be the best latino actor in hollywood.187 was great and had an unforgettable performance.In this movie he plays the more toned down 'dirty' cop punished by guilt and delivers a strong performance at that.

The Movie like I said earlier,was quite good, It didn't look like some movie that had a $3,000 budget. If it the story we're a little better and the movie had an all star cast,this would have been a theatrical release.

Either way,I recommend this movie to the one's who like Cop and/or drama movies.

6/10

Cuba's least impressive role thus far...Yes, worse than Snow Dogs.

[scruffryder33 · 2/10 · 25 February 2006]

I was saving my first movie review for something that was so profoundly awful, and Ladies and Gentlemen, "Dirty" is just that. I am indeed surprised by the high rating that it has received. Surely, these must be die hard Cuba Gooding Jr. fans.

The movie trailer gave Dirty so much potential. I am sorry to say that that potential was lost after the first 15 minutes of the film. The first and major contributor to my sentiment was Gooding "attempting" to sound like a street cop. Not only was his flagrant use of a well known expletive forced, but the manner in which he attempted to use "cuz" was just awful. I don't consider myself a product of the streets but my surrounding barrio and years of film watching have enabled me to spot an actor trying to sound "hood" and failing horribly. Second point is the subtitles. There were subtitles to English!!! Sure Wyclef was attempting to mimic the accent of people from Jamaica or nearby provinces/countries, but give the audience some credit...or at the very least a sense of authenticity.

I could go on and on, but there are too many other horrible clichés and subplots that make this a lackluster movie. It still may be better than Battlefield Earth but it definitely deserves to be placed on the shelf of awesomely-awful movies...right next to Pearl Harbor and The Musketeer.

Saw the premiere last night

[burtandivy · 10/10 · 10 November 2005]

Some great performances and a good story. The score was really cool, setting the mood throughout the movie and I thought Gooding did a convincing turn as a cop. Inevitably this will be compared to Denzel Washington's performance in Training Day. And although the budget for this film was probably a quarter of Trainign Day's, I think this film is superior. Why? The last 15 minutes in Training Day were a mess and tainted the movie. Here, the performances are on par and there's no ridiculous John Woo-type chase/action scene to end on. Clifton Collins is great and Gooding reminds us what an actor he can be if his agent gives him a halfway-decent script to work with. I recommend.

another disappointing cuba flick

[PersianPlaya408 · 6/10 · 13 July 2006]

Fishers buddy cop film about two gangbangers turned cops is a bit ridulous, not even as entertaining as i thought it would be, and a definete "could miss". This film has some alright jokes, decent characters, but it really doesn't accomplish much, the writing is just not a good flowing story and direction is obviously misguided. This film could have been good but i think its a story of a genre that people have done to death and their really isn't too much left to be done unless its done amazingly (hopefully Miami Vice will provide this). Anyhow, another disappointing film from Cuba, lets see if Endgame is the same way. 6/10

I have seen worse, barely.....

[trevor-johnson · 2/10 · 25 June 2006]

I have no intentions of wasting my time writing a big review on this, so I will summarise.

This film was awful. Most of the roles were acted as well as the actors could do, considering the script but where the hell was the story or plot line? Yes there is massive corruption within the police force across the USA, but I think this film went a little too far with the concept. I am not saying the implied story in this film could not happen, I am merely pointing out that it was poorly portrayed. Avoid it if you can and find other films of this genre from a few yews back like Training Day for example, or even Deep Cover.

My most disappointing character in the film was Wyclef Jean. Whoever told him that his accent was an authentic Jamaican was must have been drunk. I have heard Homer Simpson do a better Jamaican impersonation that Wyclef did. Truly awful.

Wannabe Training Day, Godfather, Scarface & Colors

[aamore-1 · 1/10 · 5 May 2006]

I saw this film at the AFI Film Festival followed by a Q&A with the Director. Unfortunately, this film lacks originality and creativity. It is obvious that the director stole ideas from Training Day, The Godfather, Scarface and Colors. The only character I liked was the Captain. Everyone else gave a marginal performance, including Cuba Gooding. Who proved once again that all he is good at is recreating the same character that won him an Oscar in Jerry McGuire. When there are extreme moments of excitement and yelling is when Cuba's only talent is revealed. The director is a USC Filmschool graduate, which proves once again that you do not need film school to be a good director.

Dirty would be better without Cuba

[tedthumb · 7/10 · 19 September 2008]

Dirty could have been a better without Cuba Gooding Jr. How he gets acting jobs is beyond me. Dirty is the story of two beat cops that arr corrupt. Clifton Collins Jr. turns in a superior performance as Armando Sancho. This actor has been one of my favs since he was in Stoned Age.Robert LaSardo as Roland was intense. This character actor shines in every movie he is in.

I would have given Dirty a higher ranking without the Cuba effect. It wasn't as raw as Training Day, but it had its moments. I really liked when the two cops are forced to meet the main Mexican crime bosses. The tension could be cut with a knife. I recommend movie fans to check this movie out.

What an absolute waste of 94 minutes.

[junknspam101 · 1/10 · 25 May 2006]

Stupid, profane, vile CRAP. The ONLY people that would enjoy this movie are exactly the kind of people the movie portrays. Depicting the murder of young children & wheelchair bound elderly women, and portraying law enforcement as murderous gangster-thugs? That's entertainment? Perhaps all that could be forgiven, but what really makes this film unbearable to watch is the non-stop assault on the viewer with the most horrific language ever put on film. Never, and I quite literally mean NEVER - have I been subjected to such gratuitous profanity. At times, it seemed like a foul-mouthed SNL skit, where the intent was to actually mock the incessant barrage of filth coming from everyones mouth. I cannot stress enough how the language borders on comical mockery.

What a truly horrid, meaningless waste of a film. I am inclined to believe that perhaps Cuba Gooding Jr. was behind on his mortgage payments or has severe gambling debts, because taking a role such as this could only be attributed to a desperate man with heavy debt screaming "Show me the money!"

Fortunately, our video rental store has a "playback guarantee" - If you're not happy with your rental, they'll give you another in it's place. This will be only the second movie in my lifetime where I'll be taking them up on their offer.

Bad Dirty movie

[motorhomes-1 · 3/10 · 28 July 2006]

I was shocked after watching just the first few minutes of this film. It is amazing how this final version even came close to making the cut. Cuba gooding is a good actor. Remember in Boyz in the hood when the bad cop held a gun to his head and that one tear rolled down his cheek? Well what the hell happened to that guy? He is worse than a B movie actor in this film. His street accent isn't even remotely close to good and he never develops a person anyone can identify with. As for the rest of the actors, I'm sure they have to be embarrassed to even be in this film. Its sketchy, poorly written, poorly acted, and rambles on. In fact I would find it easy to believe that the director was doing Meth during production and wasn't getting enough sleep. Its crazy that some people actually liked this film. They must be shills. Have to be!

horrible!

[jtomasson-1 · 2/10 · 7 January 2007]

This is an amazingly bad film. My wife and I, having been forced to chose between a Julia Robert's flick called Closure, opted for this shoot 'em up cops and robber movie instead thinking since it's got Cuba Gooding Jr. how bad could it be. Turns out that even with CGJ in it, Dirty still bombs bigger than Hiroshima.

The only thing challenging about this movie, besides not fast forwarding right through it, is trying to count how many times the words 'f***', 'motherf***er','hommie', and 's***' are used. It seems that these are about all the words necessary in order for Chris Fisher to construct a scene. For example...

'Yo you're a motherf***er for f***ing my s*** up, man. Hommie, I ought cap your f***ing ass you mother motherf***er' - a horrible sentence yet one found in various configurations countless times throughout Dirty.

Besides the profanities - which I might mention I have no problem with in general as long as they're used to accentuate a point - the other problem I had with Dirty was the plastic characters.I also loved the scene with the drug dealing Canadian Hells Angels - who are easily identified because they're carrying...hockey sticks (!) and uttering the word 'eh' every second they get.

Overall, this movie was a complete tomato and definitely not worth a penny. Spare yourself the agony of watching Dirty and see Ishtar instead. You'll be better off in the long run!

Rare thoughtful action movie

[jcz-1 · 10/10 · 17 January 2006]

I saw this movie at the AFI Festival in Hollywood, and it struck me as an incredibly sophisticated work of film-making. Chris Fisher took what could be a tired genre -- the corrupt cop story -- and by focusing on the psychology of the characters, breathed new life into it. Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s portrayal of a cop who has lost his moorings is mesmerizing, funny, heartbreaking, very engaging. But it is Clifton Collins, Jr. who represents the moral center of this movie. An incredible performance, the best I've seen in years. A gang-banger stricken with an attack of conscience. Fisher sets up a brutal world and then finds a glint of light in it. I mean, it's easy to behave morally in a sheltered, safe, middle-class environment. But these cops -- the movie is based on the L.A. Rampart scandal -- must confront a violent, deadly, compromised landscape at every turn. What I most liked about Dirty is that it was an action movie that didn't require you to leave your brains at the door.

To sum it up in one word: Pointless

[ralf_nader · 3/10 · 2 December 2007]

It's about corruption in the police force, but there is no real point to it. The acting in the movie is pretty decent. It may or may not have been a low budget film. If it was low budget is was not extremely obvious (a good thing). But throughout the movie you are just watching... hoping to find some shred of morality or redeeming quality in any one of the characters, or at least some point or message to this movie. Don't keep your hopes up on that one.

Perhaps there was a message to the movie. Everyone is corrupt. Everything is hopeless.

If you have nothing better to do, and you don't have to pay to see this movie, maybe consider it.

Not even just another cop movie

[douslug · 2/10 · 26 April 2006]

This film is shitty, I must say. The plot is like taken from GTA San Andreas. Characters are comic, or even comical. And the only word which rules this film is "motherf*cker". It was said - I don't know - maybe 2 times per minute, or so! I know that it has to be street-like talking, but - seriously - I don't believe everybody talks like that on the streets. And besides, even if they do... why the hell you have to make a movie about it!!! And this word appears in every possible regional form - Mexican, Afro American, Jamaican, Canadian! It looks like an educational material made to illustrate the complexity of accent phenomenon! I say - where are the Russians and Jakuza - they have been in GTA, I think :)...! The whole production is... or rather tries to be very similar to "Training Day", but when you do a copy, you should try to make it good. And here, no one cares if it is so - writers, director, and actors. Cliffton Collins and Cuba Gooding Jr. are horrible and it looks like they've switched with roles! The first one looks ridicules, and the other is completely untruthful. Only director of photography almost managed to catch the spirit of "Training Day" and that's why I gave this film full of puffed up ganstas (the funniest one is the guy from Black Eyed Peas - Jesus, what a performer :)) 2 stars.

A Bad Day For Me Just Got Worse

[Theo Robertson · 3/10 · 25 January 2013]

The 25th Of January 2013 is a bad day for me . I inadvertently typed in the wrong PIN number on my bank card which means I can't get any money out of the machine in the wall and since it's the weekend that means Saturday and Sunday with no money . My boiler is on the blink which means a very expensive call out for a plumber . Oh hold even if I had my bank card there's no money in my account . Cold showers for the foreseeable future and my cold shower tomorrow morning I've got a very long bus journey for a jobs fair that I've promised the job centre I'd attend otherwise no benefits . I could have done with some cheering up so switched on the TV to watch DIRTY which hopefully would take my mind off my problems for a couple of hours . It didn't . It compounded them

The premise is good though obviously unoriginal . If you've the other comments here you'll see that the critics are reminded of several other films all of which are superior to this one , but the story isn't beyond redemption . The problem is the director Chris Fisher adopts a painfully over stated stance involving cinematography , editing and soundtrack . It could be the greatest screenplay ever written and within minutes the audience would be switching to over to something more relaxing such as MTV's 100 Loudest Nu-Metal Cou

ntdown . Honestly the directing is in yer face your head will explode It's certainly not the greatest screenplay ever but that said in the final third the story becomes compelling enough - if not to redeem the film - then to certainly stop DIRTY gaining a rare one out ten rating from me . Perhaps it was the fact I empathise that the two corrupt cops find themselves sinking deeper and deeper in an existentialist quicksand of their own making . That said their misery was one of their own making and of course they're mere characters in a fictional film where as people in real life find themselves sinking in to a metaphorical swamp it's usually caused by bad circumstance . But hey at least you've still got your health

More filthy than dirty

[manjha · 1/10 · 6 May 2006]

I'll try to keep this brief. The only people who probably enjoy this film are the gutter people who feed on mind numbing gangsta rap with its twisted, nihilistic, and perverse view on society. This is a vile, unwatchable, film about corrupt street cops that no discerning film viewer could endure. The implausible, nefarious, portrayal of a corrupt police unit is so overboard that the script's credibility is totally lost. The script would have been more believable if it was about a street gang that disguised themselves as police to help pull off a drug deal/scam from a rival gang. The moral struggle that the main character Clifton Collins Jr. unsuccessfully deals with could just as easily work without the badge. If the unrelenting verbal diarrhea were to be removed from the script this would be a silent movie. The verbal expletives literally outnumber the actual words of true dialog. I am disappointed that an actor of the caliber of Cuba Gooding Jr. would accept a role in a film that unabashedly defames and dishonours the police in such a blatant and untruthful manner. If he was trying to throw off his good guy image with his role in this film I think he has done his career a lot more harm than good.

dirty?? what a dirty movie!!

[akhil_nehra · 4/10 · 16 July 2007]

this is an alright movie most of the parts do not make sense and its like the movie was just slapped together in one night...and make sure to keep a tally of how many times the f word is used in the movie...not sutiable for children under the age of 17 now wonder its rated R...Cuba Gooding Jr. acts good in the movie but the producer and director did a horrible job in making the movie...could have made it something more interesting...i just happened to buy this movie today from target for 9 dollars and after watching it realized its a waste of time and a waste of 9 bucks...do not recommend buying just rent it at a local Hollywood or blockbuster...i was struggling between buying this and tokyo drift and after watching trailers of this movie the trailers made it sound and look great, but now i realize i should have put my money towards fast and the furious tokyo drift...now i have learned my lesson got a pretty bad rating on IMDb close to tokyo drift thats why i chose this movie over tokyo drift...maybe next time i can watch some drifting but not today!!