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Snitch (2013)
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
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Overview
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.
Rated PG-13 | Length 112 minutes
Actors
Dwayne Johnson | Barry Pepper | Susan Sarandon | Benjamin Bratt | Michael Kenneth Williams | Melina Kanakaredes | Nadine Velazquez | David Harbour | Jon Bernthal | Harold Perrineau | J. D. Pardo | Lela Loren | Rafi Gavron | James Allen McCune | Sam Medina
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02/2013 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Strange film b/c the first half plays like a glorified afterschool special. It’s not until when Barry Pepper shows up that things get interesting. Aside, he needs to be in more movies.
Dwayne is good here in a mostly dramatic turn. Things happen or come about a little too easily and the FBI’s stance here is laughable, “get us a bigtime drug dealer and we’ll let your kid go.” Fuck you, FBI. Isn’t that YOUR job?!
Anyway, mildly enjoyable but nothing special here. Wait for it on NWI.
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