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Alpha Dog (2007)
description written by member Tim:
This film is a drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who was one of the youngest people to every get on the F.B.I.'s most wanted list.
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Alpha Dog Movie Review by Jarrod  (1/10/2008) |
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'Alpha Dog' is a gritty, depressing movie about self-destructive and stupid young criminals, and I emphasize the latter word, which describes their behavior more accurately than any other. It is based on a true story, as we are reminded on multiple occasions, lest we forget. The central story focuses on Johnny Truelove...
(complete Alpha Dog review by Jarrod)
| Alpha Dog Movie Review by Zara (5/4/2007) |
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I guess what bothers me most about this movie was that it was based on a case that was going on in the area of California very near to where I live. I'm from Ventura County and this situation came out of Santa Barbara County, just a half hour drive from where I am.
I'd known a lot about the details in the Jesse James...
(complete Alpha Dog review by Zara)
| Alpha Dog Movie Review by Matthew (1/25/2007) |
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"Alpha Dog" is not as bad as I was expecting it to be. Written and directed by Nick Cassavetes, son of Indie maverick director John and actress Gena Rowlands, this film works on some levels and not on others. This seems to be par for the course for this director, who has had mixed success with his films. Best as a visual...
(complete Alpha Dog review by Matthew)
| Alpha Dog Movie Review by Chris (6/20/2008) |
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1999, Claremont, California. Middle-class kids, in their 20s, talk trash, wave guns, hang out in a pack. Johnny Truelove, drug dealer and son of a underworld figure, threatens Jake Mazursky, an explosive head case who owes Johnny money; Jake responds by breaking into Johnny's house. On impulse, Johnny and a couple pals...
(complete Alpha Dog review by Chris)
| Alpha Dog Movie Review by Chris (12/10/2007) |
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I had rented Alpha Dog under very little to know about the movie. All I really knew was that it dealt with a kidnapping and Justin Timberlake starred in it. After I sat down to watch it, I was deeply entertained by the movie. Starting off the movie with Bruce Willis, I thought it was kind of corny, then it got into the...
(complete Alpha Dog review by Chris)
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