Harsh Times

2005
R
1h 56m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

69K

YOUR RATING

A tough-minded drama about two friends in South Central Los Angeles and the violence that comes between them.

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A tough-minded drama about two friends in South Central Los Angeles and the violence that comes between them.A tough-minded drama about two friends in South Central Los Angeles and the violence that comes between them.A tough-minded drama about two friends in South Central Los Angeles and the violence that comes between them.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

69K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
In the scene when Jim (Christian Bale) and Mike ('Freddie Rodriguez') visit Darrell (Terry Crews), after shooting the scripted material, they found they still had the location for two hours, so they began to improvise. They ended up with a thirty minute scene of the three of them talking about their lives in-character. According to Christian Bale, it was one of the funniest experiences of his career.

Goofs
After Mike shoots Jim, he leaves his pistol in the car with his fingerprints still on it. Assuming the police will eventually discover the crime, they will have no problem linking Mike to it because of his prints, especially since he already has a police record.

Quotes
Jim Davis: I'm a soldier of the apocalypse, man!

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan/Flushed Away/Unknown/Volver/Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Soundtracks
Murlo la Flor
Written by Germaín de la Fuente and Nano Concha
Performed by Los Angeles Negros
Courtesy of EMI Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

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Featured review

7/10

Christian Bale is spectacular!

This is a pretty good movie. It's really intense and disturbing. The pairing of Freddy Rodreiguez and Christian Bale definitely covers the wide range of emotions that the duo go through during the film. I won't be too specific, but Bale really pulls off a haunting portrayal of a guy who is really messed up, but never fails when he needs to expose what little shred of humanity that still remains. Rodreiguez plays opposite Bale and plays well off of him and vice versa. Eva Longoria makes an appearance in this film and that's always something to look forward to. I recommend this movie, but it isn't for the squeamish. It's a lot like Training Day, (also written by director David Ayer) and I'll go as far as to say that it's actually better.