Il poliziotto è marcio

This film is ultimately very downbeat. It seems to be a sort of slow motion lesson on how crime does not pay , more specifically how if you dabble in or turn a blind eye to crime , you and a lot of other people can get hurt. And it delivers that message without pulling any punches. Some of the scenes of violence are hard to watch because of how cruel and ruthless they are.

The movie starts with a bang with a spectacular , nerve wracking car chase. After that it's mostly pretty slow , although the story does keep getting propelled forward and there is some action and also humor peppered here and there. In the last third things start picking up a lot more with yet another car chase and a whole slew of plot twists. The ending is a huge , ironic surprise. Overall, a very entertaining and satisfying movie, much better than I had anticipated.