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Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.
A small-town New Jersey sheriff, who is deaf and a recovering alcoholic, finds himself in a moral quandary when he must choose between his town's corrupt police force and the FBI. As the situation escalates, he must confront his own weaknesses and the deeply entrenched corruption to protect his community.
Cop Land received mixed to positive reviews. Critics often praised Sylvester Stallone's performance, which was seen as a departure from his typical action roles, and the ensemble cast. However, some found the plot predictable and the tone uneven.
Sylvester Stallone delivers a surprisingly effective performance as a flawed hero.
The film boasts an impressive ensemble cast that elevates the material.
While ambitious, the narrative sometimes struggles with pacing and tonal consistency.
Google audience: Audiences generally appreciated Stallone's dramatic turn and the strong supporting cast, finding the film to be a solid crime drama, though some felt it could have been more tightly plotted.
Sylvester Stallone gained 40 pounds to play the role of Sheriff Freddy Heflin, aiming for a more grounded and less heroic physique than he typically sported.
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Hadn't seen this one in a long time and still a great crime-drama with tremendous performances all around. The only blemish I would put on the movie is at the end when the corrupt cops grab 'Superboy' which was a headslap moment as Stallone...
**_Tough Cops of NYC living in a town across the Hudson River in Jersey…_** …where the half-deaf Sheriff (Sylvester Stallone) is basically a nice-guy tool of their arrogant leader (Harvey Keitel). When the angry cops engage in corruption...
Well, it has almost everyone that could really act in the 90s in it. That is a plus. And Stallone actually does a great job of being a washed up no-nothing out of shape small town sheriff. He rarely takes roles that actually require him ...
This has a really good ensemble cast, but the sum of the parts really don't add up to much of an whole. Sylvester Stallone is local sheriff "Freddy", in charge of policing a small town - Garrison - near New York that is largely populated by...
Weird that it took me so long to watch given the cast. Look, _Cop Land_ isn't the best movie in the filmography of anybody involved, but it was a worthwhile watch, and a nice way to break up the crap horror we've been on a bender of lately....
Sheriff Freddy Heflin (Stallone) is an ordinary officer who spends his boring life in the town where he lives. Time passes so slow in a quiet little town of “Cop Land”. This bulky sheriff does nothing other than controlling traffic and surr...
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