Prince of the City (1981)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Briefly discussed in the Lumet is Dead thread, an elite drug cop sings to feds, hijinx ensues.

[Frayed Knot]

Haven't seen it in like a million years but my memory is one of 'Serpico' where the lines separating the good guys from the bad are not nearly as distinct.

[Vic Sage]

here's the Lumet thread:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=15938

Treat Williams is great in this movie, one of Lumet's best.

� Prince of the City (1981) � harkening back to the corrupt cops of his SERPICO days, this is another true crime adaptation with all kinds of complex notions of guilt and responsibility that had become a hallmark theme of his work by this time, with the complicated morality tale played out in naturalistic terms against Lumet�s beloved NYC backdrop. His 1st Oscar nom for writing, but no nom for directing? Boo!

[RealityChuck]

So-so film. Competent, but not memorable in any way.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I liked the message and its effort to tell a complicated story, but also, it was a little bit too long and could have used a few fewer Treat Williams freakouts.

I like how Orbach never really left character to go play Briscoe on Law & Order.

[Vic Sage]

RealityChuck wrote: So-so film. Competent, but not memorable in any way.

yeah, but that's your take on Lumet's entire career.