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List Price: $14.94 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 33646
Released: April 4, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
In the tradition of Training Day and Man on Fire Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire) stars in this hard-edged story of a gangbanger turned cop who is forced to choose between his conscience and his loyalty to the code of blue all in the course of one day.Having been a gangbanger at only 10 years old Armando Sancho (Clifton Collins Jr. Capote) always found acceptance in being a part of a group. The only thing better than king of the street? a gangster with a badge. Recruited into an undercover rogue anti-gang unit of the LAPD at only 28 years old Sancho brings his street smarts into the force that he swore to protect.But the line between loyalty and protection becomes blurred when one night on a routine investigation Sancho s partner Salim (Gooding) kills an innocent man. Unable to deal with his partner s actions and haunted by his conscience Sancho agrees to testify against his superiors regarding the ongoing criminal enterprises of his squad in exchange for immunity for the murder.As the hours wear on Sancho s resolve begins to fade. The IA agents inform him his deal is off unless he can also bring in his partner to corroborate his testimony. Faced with a seemingly impossible task Sancho realizes for the first time the enormity of the decision he has made.System Requirements:Run Time: 97 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 043396128743 Manufacturer No: 12874
Dirty (2005) Reviews:
Fun to watch with great characters 
2008-08-04 - If you don't like dark movies don't watch this one. Cuba and
his partner are very true to form and interact with with real
life situations. It deserves a higher rating that its being given.
Tombstone eyes 
2008-03-21 - When the line between the cops and the drug dealing gangs blurs,
two cops have a fatal encounter with their results of their misdeeds.
One cops kills an innocent old man, the other molests innocent
civilians. They both get caught up in a dirty deal...
RIDIN' DIRTY 
2007-05-03 - First of all, CHRIS FISHER's DIRTY is influenced by FUQUA's TRAINING DAY and that's a given fact. The whole mood is similar, and so are the shaking camera, the abuse of jump cuts and the modern Gangsta aspect. Other than that There's just Two more LAPD officers dealing with the ruthless streets of a town ruled by gangs... By the way it was also the subject of the legendary DENNIS HOPPER's COLORS years ago. None the less it would be unfair to see DIRTY as a TRAINING's rip-off. You see, TRAINING is about corruption (a crooked cop trying to manipulate an honest rookie) when DIRTY is mainly about loyalty, guilt and ultimately redemption.
In spite of the MTV video look that I usually dislike, I enjoyed that flick and will remember it forever. On top of the great talents involved (everybody is on point), it's honest about what it portrays. That whole world is dirty and they show it without watering it down. It's all about guns, drugs and money but as wicked as they are, people still got soul and may be like SANCHO says " you see things more clearly when you're dead ".
The corruption will overthrow the screen!
2006-08-05 - This talented and young director has made a well rounded and systematic movie around the huge labyrinths nestled underneath. Only the strong will survive and will remain undamaged in this jungle of white neck sinister game.
Two cops are the fundamental axis, the basis of a pyramid carefully built and rigorously articulated. A nasty officer who works out the embodiment of the perversion has a plan, and these cops will be from now his arms to follow the instructions. As you may guess all theory is engaging; they will be eventually well rewarded; this interesting puzzle of encountered interests will reach as you may expected a hazardous boiling point, where nobody will be sure about nothing. The violence is part of the drama, and is plainly justified; the shot angles, as well as the increasing tension make of this a singular movie to watch. A superb script that shows us the rottenness that lives, breaths and beats with absolute impunity beneath contaminated police dossiers. Unerring performances; Cuba Gooding is absolutely amazing as well as the rest of the cast. There is no hole along the way.
The redemption is never enough. Don't miss it under any excuse.
DIRTY is in every way Dirty...until the Zinger Ending!
2006-07-02 - 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, July 06
