The Corruptor

Wahlberg provides a good balancing act, bringing more to the character of a cop's son who fears ending up like his broken down old dad than was probably ever written on the page. The good value extras include a fine commentary track featuring director James Foley, behind the scenes footage and original edits of some action sequences that were later trimmed to avoid the NC-17 rating. ... Full Review

It never failed: in every single scene in which the "bad guys" appeared, a repetitive, loud rap song would burst onto the soundtrack; I guess that was Foley's way of introducing them. Bad Guy = rap music. ... Full Review

Like most of the guys pulling triggers in this movie, he's not there to be laughed at. "The Corruptor" is an appropriate title for any movie that features Mark Wahlberg. ... Full Review

Action flick mixes grit with flashy style....True to the Asian style, the car chase and much else about The Corruptor is visually lively....The only slightly more expressive Wahlberg (he has the advantage of English as his first language) looks persuasively troubled.... ... Full Review

The action in this movie is quite violent for an american film. Just saw "The Corruptor" on Saturday and thought you'd like to hear about it. For a movie like this to work, it needs good acting from both the leads and we sure do get it. ... Full Review

All in all this movie has it all: action, good characters, and the ever elusive good story. Hey I went for a beer with my buddy after and could only stay for one I was so excited to share this movie with someone else. ... Full Review

THE CORRUPTOR is a terrific movie that is certain to please Chow Yun-Fat's numerous fans. THE CORRUPTOR also features a superb supporting performance from Ric Young as Henry Lee- Chinatown's smiling devil. ... Full Review

Good thing too, because this film is nothing if not a beautifully choreographed shoot-em-up: just about every possible plot turn leads to gunfire, fast and elaborate. While The Corruptor s visuals and atmosphere are topnotch (Foley, who made At Close Range and After Dark, My Sweet is above all a provocative stylist; lets forget that he also made The Chamber ), the narrative is hung up between heinous stereotypes and insightful complications. ... Full Review

But in the fast-paced The Corruptor he has managed to excite and surprise in a film that is never quite what you expected. Wahlberg good with action Wahlberg is fine You can never be quite sure in Robert Pucci's intricate and clever script. ... Full Review

U.S. Distributor: New Line Cinema An interesting plot element or two and a stylish visual approach can't save James Foley's The Corruptor from coming across as a run-of-the-mill cop movie. Chow is an actor of some skill and reputation, but, aside from two or three nice scenes ... Full Review