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The Pledge: Friday
January 19, 2001 |
 On the day of his retirement, Nevada homicide detective Jerry Black (JACK NICHOLSON) lingers in his office one last time before putting on a brave face at the surprise party thrown in his honor. Humbled by the generosity of his colleagues, Jerry accepts their gift -- an airline ticket for his dream fishing trip to Mexico -- with grace. But when the body of a murdered eight-year-old girl is discovered in the snow-blanketed mountains, the reluctant retiree is unable to step aside. Jerry offers his expertise at the crime scene, and takes it upon himself to deliver the devastating news to the victim’s parents.
The grieving mother begs Jerry for answers. Faced with the tragic nature of the crime, the parents’ suffering and his own uncertainty about life after the police force, Jerry swears on his soul to find the killer.
When an ambitious younger cop wrenches a dubious confession from a simple-minded suspect, the case is closed... but not for Jerry. Despite the skepticism of his peers, Jerry follows his hunch that the real killer is still at large and set to strike again.
But how far will Jerry go to fulfill his promise? And at what cost?
-- © 2001 Warner Bros.
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Score:
Film-o-Meter
| 73.75 - Worth
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Rating
System:
0 - 40 points |
Not Worth Seeing |
| 40 - 65 points |
Go See At Matinee |
| 65- 85 points |
Worth Seeing |
| 85-100 points |
Definitely worth seeing. "A must see!" |
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Sean Penn
Jerzy Kromolowski
Drama
| Jack Nicholson |
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Detective Jerry Black |
| Dale Dickey |
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Strom |
| Benicio Del Toro |
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| Aaron Eckhart |
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| Robin Wright Penn |
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| Vanessa Redgrave |
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| Mickey Rourke |
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| Sam Shepard |
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| Harry Dean Stanton |
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Rated
R for strong
violence & language.
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The People's Review of The Pledge
Sandra Dee & The Trainn
score = 60
The movie definitely had great potential. The directing was good but a bit
over the top in an effort to be cutting edge. The cinematography was
outstanding. The movie kept our undivided attention anticipating a
sure great ending, but never delivered. It just ended with your
mouth wide open in utter disbelief. The whole movie theater seemed
to have felt the same. To describe the ending as a big
disappointment would be an understatement.
The ending was an exercise of blatent disrespect to the avid movie-goers.
Do not see at the movie theater. Do not even rent the movie unless
there is a special like "rent 4 and get the 5th free" being that
this one is your 5th choice," says The Train.
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