My policeman book original cover5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Dawson puts in a great deal of work to get the film up to par, but ultimately, it’s just not really worth it. ![]() Styles does nothing of any worth here, with a strikingly underacted performance that’s frankly laughable. A weirdly framed ending adds nothing to the film, again diffusing any tension in favor of oddly quaint platitudes. Its half-hearted almost-commentary fails to grasp the enormity of Tom and Patrick’s situation and instead opts for a far more pedestrian take that doesn’t quite fit the premise. My Policeman is a shockingly sub-par drama that could have been so much more. A fairly average screenplay by Ron Nyswaner is rendered completely inert by the director’s lack of conviction. There’s a lot of juicy material to work with, but Grandage just fails to get the best out of it. ![]() The biggest crime My Policeman commits is squandering the opportunity to say something meaningful. ![]()
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