New York in den Siebzigern: Voller Enthusiasmus tritt Polizist Bo Lockley, ein idealistischer Anfänger, seinen Dienst an. Dann die Katastrophe: Aus Versehen erschießt er die Undercoveragentin Patty. Das Departmentversucht mit allen Mitteln, den Vorfall zu vertuschen.
Report to the Commissioner läuft in 1 Kino in London - nächste Vorstellung Donnerstag, 15. Oktober um 18:30 im The Nickel Cinema.
Nächste Vorstellungen: Donnerstag, 15. Oktober.
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Oddly prescient neo-noir with Michael Moriarty as an idealistic cop played as a dupe in an undercover operation by the brass, totally accidentally prefiguring PTSD and "Mission Accomplished" if you felt like getting pretentious about it. Outstanding NYC location work, a murderer's row of character actors, uncomfortable racial politics, and a thick coat of grime, think THE FRENCH CONNECTION meets ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW.
A Vietnam veteran (Michael Moriarty) has righteous indignation and indecisive judgment at odds within his own mind, in a mental spiral perhaps unmatched in any other film that captures the 70's post-war life. The veteran turns to police work, and soon gets thrown into the fire. While he sympathizes more with the criminals and homeless than his street-wise mentor (Yaphet Kotto), he soon realizes the same tactics that pervaded and controlled his life in Vietnam are far from being a thing of the past. Moriarty's torment and wishy-washy attitude amid the drug-addled zeitgeist is mesmerizing, a tour-de-force of sleaze, wanton hope, and unintentional recklessness. There are two top shelf chases that keep class with their more popular brethren of the decade, and the surefire highlight is Moriarty's damn impressive facial expressions during a sweaty 15 min stand-off without ever uttering a single word. This altogether smart and unique decision by the writers hammers home the young police detective's total deterioration of the self; he is but a ghost, whining and wailing across the grimy streets of NYC.
The film opens with the discovery of a young woman's body in a loft apartment. She's been shot to death by a young plainclothes detective. The dead woman was an undercover cop.The film then takes us through an investigation into what happened & how we got to this state of affairs.This is New York City, circa 1974, hot, gritty, grimy. Cops are as ruthless as the lowlifes they hassle. This is the story of one young idealistic detective, wet behind the ears & unworldly-wise. He may well be temperamentally unsuited to the work & dangerously in over his head.Played by a very young Michael Moriarty in a twitchy, nervy performance which may turn some viewers off & makes me wonder how on earth this character ever made it out of police academy! Moriarty is a quirky actor, a favourite film of his for me is Larry Cohen's Q The Winged Serpent. He never seems like he's acting, he just is who he's playing, they just happen to be oddballs.The supporting cast is excellent, standouts being Yaphet Kotto as Moriarty's older experienced partner, Tony King as 'Stick', a pimp the undercover police woman's trying to get close to, & Susan Blakely as the dead cop. And Richard Gere appears as a sleazy pimp in his first feature film.This has a great foot chase around Times Square & into Saks department store. The on-street filming is a real draw for me, it's fascinating looking at the movie theatre marquees (Serpico is playing in Times Square), & the crowds who've come to watch the filming & play extras.While this didn't grab me as much as say The French Connection, The Seven Ups, or Serpico, it's nevertheless an essential watch for anyone who's remotely interested in 70's dirty New York, gritty cop films, rugged cast, & that whole vibe.The opening scenes are quite chaotic & confusing, but stick with it & it'll draw you in & hook you.
Der Film folgt den Ermittlungen zum tödlichen Schuss auf eine verdeckte Ermittlerin durch einen überforderten jungen Polizisten im rauen New York der 1970er Jahre.
Regie führte Milton Katselas im Jahr 1975, womit er die rohe urbane Atmosphäre des Manhattans der siebziger Jahre einfing.
Der Film wurde komplett an Originalschauplätzen in und um New York City gedreht und nutzte authentische Kulissen am Times Square und in Midtown.
