Rampart (Oren Moverman, 2011)

Whether playing earnest klutzes, male escorts or sociopaths, Woody Harrelson commands the screen with an easy air. He is therefore somewhat heavily relied on here. The story of a womanising and cocksure L.A. cop with a history of corruption who gets into hot water when filmed beating up a Hispanic who crashed into his car is serviceable, but the fact that it stays the right side of the reality line as his career, family life and conduct fall apart doesn't make for a film half as interesting as the OTT Ferrara Bad Lieutenant or even the Herzog remake, for all its worthiness.

5/10