The Son of No One (2011)/Movie Review

Taglines: Serve. Protect. Lie.
Genres: Action | Crime | Thriller
Release Date: 4 November 2011 (USA) Runtime: 90 min

A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.

Director: Dito Montiel
Writer: Dito Montiel
Stars:    Al Pacino, Channing Tatum, James Ransone, Ray Liotta,     Katie Holmes, Ursula Parker     Brian Gilbert, Tracy Morgan, Jake Cherry, Juliette Binoche

Storyline
A rookie cop is assigned to the 118 Precinct in the same district where he grew up. The Precinct Captain starts receiving letters about two unsolved murders that happened many years ago in the housing projects when the rookie cop was just a kid. These letters bring back bad memories and old secrets that begin to threaten his career and break up his family.

Review

This movie is about a cop Jonathon white (channing Tatum) who when he was a young boy accidentally killed two men. it was an accident and Vinny (Tracy Morgan) johns friend helps cover it up by not saying anything. then comes detective Charles Stanford (Al pacino) who knows Jonathon because Jonathon's father was Stanford's partner. johns father had died a while back and john lives with his grandmother. to help Jonathon Stanford covers the murder by not giving a piece of evidence to point john and Vinny to the murder. that took place in 1986. fast forward 16 years to 2002. Jonathon becomes a cop for a crooked police department led by captain Marion mathers (ray liotta). then the letter start coming in talking about the covered up murder, and worse things come of that. this movie has a predictable plot, but great actors who gave fantastic performances. what led me to this film is mainly Al pacino. he is my favorite actor. but when i saw the movie i was surprised of how it was not as bad as i thought it would be. canning Tatum who has been accused of being an untalented actor gave a very mystic performance. Tracy Morgan in his first serious role also gave a brilliant performance as a mentally retarded Vinny. ray liotta who hasn't been in movie theaters for quite some time gives us that crazy short tempered character that we love, much like his other characters in cop land and goodfellas. Katie Holmes plays the wife of Jonathon Kerry white and Katie Holmes brings in a strong performance as a tough wife who will stand up for herself whenever needed. great performance by Katie Holmes. and of course one of the greatest actors of all time and my favorite actor Al pacino brings in the shining performance in the film as he does in every film hes in playing a cop. i wish pacino was in it a little more but the scenes he was in he is the Guy you look at because he is Al pacino. and maybe it works out for the best because the less he is in this film the more you cherish the scenes he is in. this movie is currently limited release, and i say its worth going to see in theaters. its a fun movie to watch. great actors, and great acting, and good story. see it 

MORE DETAILS

Filming Locations: Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Production Co: Hannibal Pictures, Millennium Films, Nu Image Films, SONO Production
Original Music by Jonathan Elias     & David Wittman       
Cinematography by Benoît Delhomme       
Film Editing by Jake Pushinsky         
Art Direction by Michael Ahern       
Costume Design by Sandra Hernandez         

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