This is a thriller to end all thrillers. It is sweat-inducing, heart-pounding, bloody, brutal, and so energetic you will be tired after the film has ended. Directed by Joe Carnahan, `Narc' is a movie that dresses itself nicely instead of delivering its conventions. Ray Liotta is a memorable and intimidating cop who lost his partner (Alan Van Sprang) and now desires vengeance upon the savage killer. Jason Patric is solid as an undercover narcotics officer returning from retirement to seek the cop killer. The two become partners to once again reemerge themselves in the drug world, fight mental scars, and ultimately find redemption in working on the behalf of Sprang's widow and children. The movie is definitely not for all tastes. The violence is heavy-handed and shocking in several ways. However, there has never been anything like it, and for that, it deserves a watch. Surely it will leave you breathless, cold, and shocked to the bone. The movie is directed with style and the use of the hand-held camera and snappy editing create an appropriately gritty effect. Not to be missed!
