Friday, December 5, 2008
a d v e r t i s e m e n t

Tagged: Joaquin Phoenix

★★★½☆ We Own The Night (2007)

Plot: New York, 1988: A crimewave is sweeping the city, killing policemen at the rate of two a month. Bobby (Phoenix) tries to stay out of things, but when his brother (Wahlberg), a Police Lieutenant, is wounded and he finds out his father (Duvall), a legendary Deputy Chief, could be next, he can no longer stay neutral…so joins forces with his brother for an all-out assault on gangsters like Nezhinsky (Veadov) and his organization.

★★★☆☆ Ladder 49 (2003)

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Plot: Jack Morrison (Phoenix) is a Maryland firefighter, trapped in a burning building. As his friends and fellow firefighters try to reach him, he relives his firefighting career: from his first day as a rookie, to meeting his wife, having kids, and doing what he loves: fighting fires. But, after all he’s been through, will this be his last firefight?

★☆☆☆☆ The Village (2004)

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Plot: The people in this quiet town have always known about the creatures that live in the woods. For years, they’ve had a pact: they don’t go into the woods, and the creatures don’t come into their village. But, when strife strikes their village, one of them may have to break that rule - no matter what the consequences could be for the entire village.

★★☆☆☆ Signs (2002)

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Plot: A recently widowed pastor who’s lost his faith (Gibson), his two kids and his brother Merrill (Phoenix), are trying to get on with their lives when they discover strange patterns in their crop field. At first, they believe it’s just a hoax. But, as events progress, they begin to believe it might be something more.