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No es Brooklyn, no es el Bronx, tampoco Nueva York. Es Manhattan Sur y está a punto de estallar.
Stanley White (Rourke) es un veterano del Vietnam que, tras quince años en la policía, es destinado a Manhattan Sur, un distrito de Nueva York. Su cometido es acabar con las bandas juveniles que dominan la zona. Sus investigaciones lo conducen a la peligrosa mafia china, dirigida por Joey Tai (John Lone), y cuyos métodos para controlar el tráfico de drogas son extraordinariamente violentos. Acabar con el crimen organizado se convierte para White en una obsesión, pero su traumático pasado y su situación presente lo arrastran más allá de las órdenes recibidas.
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Really enjoyed this one except for the way White treated women.
A case in New York's Chinatown.
This movie was fascinating. Rourke was 90% unlikeable but it works. It almost feels like a spiritual sequel or more a companion piece to Chimino's Deer Hunter in how it shows the aftermath of the war in Vietnam but 10 years after. While it was definitely Rourke's movie it did present two men on either side of the law who won't back down or give up ever, no matter who pays for it. Speaking of Rourke, I feel like he could have been Bruce Willis if Bruce Willis hadn't happened.
Vastly underrated cop movie, one of Micky's best roles. Oliver Stone helped write the screenplay.