these, and many other oft-seen cliches, are recycled in Joel Souza's feature debut; The irony is that, for all its familiar elements, "Crown Vic" is a well-made and strongly acted effort showing real talent on the part of its writer-director
overall, it's a very nicely made film, but its familiarity is likely to limit its audience potential and mean that Souza's talent won't get the recognition it deserves
Joel Souza strikes a good balance between exciting action and droll patrolling; Set over the course of one difficult night shift, Joel Souza presents a down-and-dirty look at the often thankless career of a beat cop in his gritty thriller
a truly astounding work from beginning to end, Joel Souza has taken an old trope and played with it to make a gripping, exciting narrative that personifies its subjects rather than judging them
"Crown Vic" proves to be a limited yet effective study of urban police work initiated by veterans who have gotten this far on street smarts and broken windows policing, rather than the new school of a community policing approach
by Jennie Kermode [Eye for Film (UK) ]
by Adam Patterson [Film Pulse ]
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