Woody Harrelson in what amounts to a movie version of The Shield. A great combo of an idea, that works pretty well.
Harrelson is a mean, nasty cop in 1999 LA, with a newbie female cop under his wing. His nickname is "date rape", somehow from early in his career when he killed someone that had assaulted a series of women. On their first day together he beats information out of a meth-cooking suspect. He's caught on video beating a driver who ran into his car. He picks up girls in bars. He smokes non-stop. Yes, he's a badass.
The pressure on him to resign mounts, from his boss Sigourney Weaver, and from others. He feels hemmed in. He spirals down under the weight of drugs, booze, and money problems.
That's the story. There's no crime investigation type plot. Nothing but a bad cop under intense pressure.
It's due out in January, and don't expect a neat conclusion.
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