Cop Land (1997)

I remember the movie Cop Land as having been pretty well received, I also remember a story on Entertainment Tonight about it having a White House screening and that Bill Clinton really liked the film and had a long conversation with Sylvester Stallone about it. Watching the picture for the first time 20 years after its release I felt it might have been pushing the whole 'serious 90's cop movie' thing over hard, and playing it too much on the nose. A film about moral compromise and corruption in law enforcement with an all star cast. its no surprise when Harvey Keitel proves a corrupt cop, Stallone a soulful cop, Ray Liotta a compromised cop, and Robert Patrick a terminator cop. It has its moments, and while its a good enough film its just not as powerful and deep as it would like to think it is. ***