Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Nothing wrong with this film, good all round action entertainment. The fact that it is based on a true story adds a great deal of gravitas to the story. I also like that the producers chose to shoot the film in the South, where the real events happened. It has a great authentic feel to it. Recommended!

This movie felt like one big missed opportunity. Though there were wonderful performances by Matt Dillon and Bill Dukes (in a smaller supporting role) and an admirable effort from Dafoe, who was presented with a paper-thin character, but the good cast (which also included Amy Smart and Neal McDonugh) was given very material with which to work. The plot elicits practically no tension. For a story about a man on the inside, the film never even attempts to create suspense as to whether or not the organization on whom he is informing will learn of his betrayal. What tension might have existed would have come from the surprising number of shootouts, but these are presented with cinematography and editing better suited to a low-budget action movie, and we never fear for the characters' safety during these skirmishes.Perhaps the biggest disappointment for a period location piece (the film takes place in 1983 in Louisiana) is that the sense of period is never pushed, the sense of place never developed. The only effort at art direction seems to put identical mustaches on the two protagonists and ensure that none of the cars is a recent model. The clothing, the dialog, the scenery all seem very modern, and with the exception of a few entirely tangential bayou shots during the film's opening monologue (there are attempts to make up for the script's narrative shortcomings by employing a voice-over, which fails to add anything to the story except the opportunity to enjoy Dafoe's delivery) there is nothing in the staging or cinematography that would suggest the film's locale. The two attempts at using costume to help convey character - a wig on a lobbyist, and a cartoonish (though, again, modern-looking) suit on Tom Berenger's crime boss, are too little and poorly executed.It seems that, in securing a great cast, the film left little budget for its initial conceit. The movie is watchable - neither the direction, acting, or even the script is artistically offensive - and it might serve as good background entertainment while you undertake a household chore. But with absolutely nothing to sink your teeth into (save perhaps Dillon bringing dimension to a dimensionless character), Bad Country is immediately forgettable.

A roundhouse kick to the usual cop flick. I was glued to the screen as the story builds from what appears to be a typical police drama to biting, suspenseful and dynamic plotting. You would find this movie as a cross between Serpico, Jack Ryan and Miami Vice. Although I say Miami Vice in the way they present the slick characters but without the ridiculous special effects that don't occur in real life. On top of this the development of the story and the twists from who is feeding information from one agency to another and one gangster to another you have to pay close attention. The pacing is flawless as momentum just keeps building and the story lines fall into place. I have felt let down by so many unrealistic cop flicks that are gun heavy, violence heavy and let's face it, a farce from what is the typical and realistic operations. So if your looking for a show that delivers top down, gritty mafia style take-down movie you just found your answer!

Matt Dillon seems to be catching a breath here in more than one way. While the movie is being promoted (in some countries) as being a movie by the man behind the Boondock Saints, it is not Troy Duffy that is directing here. It's the directorial debut of one of the producers. But he seems to have learned a few things from Mr. Duffy (hopefully only the good things).Casting Dafoe was great, bringing Matt Dillon as said before also a good choice. The movie itself is not as great as some other police vs. mafia movies we've come to know, but it is more than decent. The movie has some nice action scenes, but lives more of the tension and the suspense it builds up, especially between the characters.