37
Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerThe cop genre receives a shot of adrenaline in helmer Chris Fisher's Dirty, a no-nonsense dramatic response to the LAPD Rampart scandals of the '90s.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasLike the best pulp, though, it gets its hooks into you faster than you can start to wonder why you should possibly care about what happens to any of its despicable characters, and, before you know it, you’ve been pulled deep into its Dantean vision.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumWhen the florid speeches of volcanic rage and frustration draw to a close - and when Collins and Gooding complete their acting exercises - we still have no clue who these men are and what sent them down their intersecting moral dark alleys.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDesperate-to-shock slice of sleaze life.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustAs good as the leads and the supporting cast are, and as much action as gets packed into the film's relatively brief running time, none of it draws us in dramatically.
- 40Village VoiceBenjamin StrongVillage VoiceBenjamin StrongCuba Gooding Jr. and Clifton Collins Jr. (excellent as Perry Smith in "Capote") habitually rise above their clichéd roles.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack Mathews"Filthy" may have been a better title for Dirty. The rough language is not just pervasive, as the MPAA's R rating describes it, it's assaultive. The violence is not merely "strong," it's incessant, sadistic and broadly unbelievable.
- 20The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA facile exercise in nihilism posing as an indie "Training Day" with street cred. Don't believe it.
- 10Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallThe production values on Dirty are so painfully amateurish that it is often hard to determine what is happening. The cinematography is murky and shaky, the editing is dull and clumsy, and the sound recording isn't exactly pristine. Not that any of this matters when you have a script where every third word is scatological.
- 0New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickAn excruciating indie knockoff of "Training Day."