Thursday, March 4, 2010
News Romania’s Police, Adjective speaks softly
Posted by Curt Holman @Curt_Holman on Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:57 PM
Whoever said movies were like real life with the boring parts removed never saw Police, Adjective. Not that the Romanian cop drama lacks interest; but where most Hollywood law enforcement films cut from shootout to chase scene, Police, Adjective stares down the tedium of surveillance, stakeouts and bureaucratic red tape.
For long stretches, including the introductory scenes, Police, Adjective simply shows plainclothes officer Cristi (Dragos Bucur) following a high schooler through the neighborhoods of a mid-sized Romanian city. Drab, dismal colors and architecture so dominate the post-Soviet streets that when they pass some flower booths, the burst of colors proves nearly breathtaking. Cristi’s investigation hinges on a dilemma: A young informant has fingered the 16-year-old suspect for using and offering pot to his friends. Cristi knows the teenager, if busted, could spend seven years in jail for possession, effectively ruining his life for a crime that’s no longer illegal in much of Europe.
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