I guess the best way to describe "No Man's Land" is to say it's an '80s "The Fast and the Furious" (only easier to stomach). Charlie Sheen is the big bad purveyor of stolen Porsches. D.B. Sweeney is the rookie cop tasked with infiltrating the organization and nailing Sheen. Sweeney's an off-hours mechanic, so he fits right in at the chop shop, even cozying up to Sheen's sister.
Both actors are fresh0faced, though Sheen has the swagger to pull off the bored rich kid who steals cars act. Sweeney, on the other hand, is so baby-faced that he looks more like the starting high school quarterback than any police officer.
What's peculiar about Sheen's side of the story is that Sweeney is almost welcomed into his family with open arms. In no time, they're great friends, going clothes shopping, and Sheen practically gives his sister away to this grease monkey he didn't know three weeks ago. I dunno, maybe I've seen too many cop-who-cagily-burrows-into-the-enemy's- camp, but this just seemed deceptively easy.
There are a couple decent car chases that keep things moving, although the proceedings are sluggish, overall. Penned by "Law & Order" impresario Dick Wolf, the movie has that look and feel of an episode of "Miami Vice", but doesn't measure up to most of the better ones.
5.5/10
Both actors are fresh0faced, though Sheen has the swagger to pull off the bored rich kid who steals cars act. Sweeney, on the other hand, is so baby-faced that he looks more like the starting high school quarterback than any police officer.
What's peculiar about Sheen's side of the story is that Sweeney is almost welcomed into his family with open arms. In no time, they're great friends, going clothes shopping, and Sheen practically gives his sister away to this grease monkey he didn't know three weeks ago. I dunno, maybe I've seen too many cop-who-cagily-burrows-into-the-enemy's- camp, but this just seemed deceptively easy.
There are a couple decent car chases that keep things moving, although the proceedings are sluggish, overall. Penned by "Law & Order" impresario Dick Wolf, the movie has that look and feel of an episode of "Miami Vice", but doesn't measure up to most of the better ones.
5.5/10