Harsh Times
Harsh Times

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Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.... (Full plot summary below)

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Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

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Ebert & Roeper - 9/10 by Richard RoeperJim is such a psycho and Mike is such a patsy, we don't care about these guys. We've seen dozens of more interesting head cases in dozens of smarter films.
New York Post - 9/10 by Kyle SmithIf Martin Scorsese were 30 and a Los Angeleno, he'd be making movies much like this one.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 8/10 by Steven ReaBale brings intense energy (and a convincing American accent) to the proceedings, and the film manages to make this borderline Travis Bickle into a sympathetic character - with a sweetheart, and a sweeter life, beckoning from south of the border. Strong stuff.
Daily Mirror (UK) - 8/10 by David EdwardsChristian Bale proves yet again why he's one of Britain's best actors in this nightmarish, nasty but unforgettable thriller.
TV Guide Magazine - 8/10 by Ken FoxWith his ersatz-gangsta swagger, the once-again buff Bale gives it his all -- he's got to be the most committed actor in Hollywood -- but the real surprise here is Rodriguez, who has all the talent and charisma of a major star.
Film Journal International - 8/10 by Rex RobertsHarsh Times is dark and brutal, not the kind of film that lures a large audience or garners awards, although it deserves both.
Laramie Movie Scope - 8/10 by Robert RotenJim Davis (Christian Bale) may be the most aggressively self-destructive character since Johnny Boy Civello in 'Mean Streets.'
Greenwich Village Gazette - 8/10 by Eric LurioNone of these characters are the least bit likeable, and that's the fault of David Ayer, who structures the film as a series of mostly disconnected episodes with a single theme:
Maxim - 8/10 by Pete HammondThe reason to see the movie is Bale who can play slow-burning psychosis about as well as any actor today and is outstanding again.
Orlando Sentinel - 8/10 by Roger MooreEndless scenes of the two guys riding along, venting and cursing and chugging beers play like acting-class exercises, badly written ones at that.

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