Rampart: DVD Review

Rampart: DVD Review

Rating: R16
Released by Madman Home Entertainment

Woody Harrelson reteams with his Messenger director for this searing piece of police drama, based on a true story.

Harrelson is morally bankrupt LA Cop Dave Brown, one of the last renegade law enforcers, who believes he's a law unto himself. However, when he's captured on camera attacking a LA man, the net around him begins to tighten. Coupled with a scandal which has engulfed his department, it looks like time is up for Dave. Thing is though, he's not ready to go yet.

Rampart is a fine piece of drama from novelist James Ellroy and Oren Moverman - Harrelson gives a compelling performance as the cop, who's convinced he's completely in the right, despite being as morally lacking as a very, very bad man.

But the one thing which derails Rampart slightly is its ending, which simply comes without warning and leaves you feeling a little cheated after all you've been through.

That said, Rampart is a solidly well acted drama which once again shows Woody shouldn't be written off and is doing some of the most interesting work of his career currently.

Extras: Featurette, trailer

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