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Prince of the City Sidney Lumet 2.5 stars

Treat Williams acting is all over the place; sometimes great, sometimes laughable.  Screenplay and directing inconsistencies.  He'll be on the verge of a nervous breakdown in one scene, and in the next be just fine.

Cop films start out with much in their favor, and this is pretty good with tension between prosecutors who aren't on the street and cops who are.  Prosecutors go after cops for breaking laws; cops break laws to enforce laws. One character based on Rudy Guiliani.

Too long by an hour at least.  Family totally ignored.  Don't bother to see this.


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