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The Pledge
Directed by
Sean Penn
R
2001
2h 4m
Drama
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Crime
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6.7
78%
58%
6.6
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A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.
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The Pledge Ratings & Reviews
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
Mystery-thriller buffs, promise yourselves that you'll see The Pledge. And while you're at it, be sure to invite along Jack Nicholson fans and anyone who saw the first two movies that Sean Penn directed.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Peter Rainer
Penn can't be faulted for his work with the actors. Most of the featured players have only a scene or two, but they're indelible.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
A fierce, fragmented, downbeat film.
Detroit News
Susan Stark
It's the rare -- and rewarding -- police drama that cares more for character than plot.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
A moving and unmannered motion picture -- a convincing portrait of a man at the end of his rope.
Denver Post
Steven Rosen
Penn as director shows how he can turn an ordinary movie scene -- how many times have we seen a jailhouse interrogation? -- into something inventively, thrillingly singular.
Newsday
Gene Seymour
Those looking for a 'feel-good' movie are advised to go elsewhere -- unless watching artists working near their peak leaves you soaring.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
The performance, and the movie, remind us why Nicholson matters.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
A gripping, disturbing and deeply intelligent drama.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
It is understatement to say that Nicholson does some of the finest work of his career here.
San Jose Mercury News
Glenn Lovell
I'll wager you won't see a better performance by a veteran American actor over the next 11 months.
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Graham
Dark and disturbing but thoroughly involving. It sets off depth charges of the psyche.
CNN.com
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
It has all the right credentials, so why is it such a muddled mess?
USA Today
Mike Clark
Just when you're about to lose patience, something honest or credible happens.
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
In its dark, relentless, devastatingly ironic way, The Pledge is an exhilarating movie, partly because it isn't afraid to be genuinely challenging.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Not a film for all tastes, but it's a considerable artistic achievement.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Penn and Nicholson take risks with the material and elevate the movie to another, unanticipated, haunting level.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Not a pleasant film, but it is deeply, scarily rewarding.
Salon.com
Charles Taylor
Penn's direction is given to flat, self-conscious realism. He has no feel for pacing, no cunning, no natural flow.
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