Crime runs in the family.
Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and bleak.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
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“Is Clive Owen the best thing in Blood Ties?”
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“Is the antagonist more compelling than the protagonist?”
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- The GuardianLeslie FelperinAug 2014★★★★★Blood Ties review – Clive Owen flexes his Nu Yawk accent in torpid thriller
Clive Owen, Marion Cotillard and a host of other stars waste their talents in this unconvincing crime thriller set in 1970s Brooklyn
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Cast
- Clive OwenChris Pierzynski
- Billy CrudupFrank
- Marion CotillardMonica
- Mila KunisNatalie
- Zoe SaldañaVanessa
- Matthias SchoenaertsAnthony Scarfo
- James CaanLeon
- Noah EmmerichLt. Colon
- Lili TaylorMarie
- Domenick LombardozziMike
Crew
- Guillaume CanetDirector
- Guillaume CanetScreenplay
- James GrayScreenplay
- Bruno PapetNovel
- Michel PapetNovel
- Christophe OffensteinDirector of Photography
- Maxim NucciOriginal Music Composer
- Hervé de LuzeEditor
- Alain AttalProducer
- Guillaume CanetProducer
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