Narc

The modestly budgeted Narc is a stylish thriller that is violently gritty and unsentimentally tough. Joe Carnahan’s film is a wised-up police drama with corruption and despair throughout. The story begins with an undercover narcotics officer, Nick Tellis, being taken off duty, after accidentally shooting a civilian. After being suspended, he gets reinstated to help another officer find who killed his partner. The effective cinematography and editing techniques grab the viewers and throw them through the events as the characters experience them. The action is presented vividly, leading up to what actually happened to the killed partner. The ending isn’t completely predictable.
The film opens with the action of a vigorous chase scene, as Nick Tellis pursues a suspect through backyards and over fences until the chase ends in a shooting. To convey the anxiety, during the chase between the detective and the druggie, a hand-held camera follows their every step. Both the cam...