Competently helmed police drama. From the Rodney King/OJ era it has the vibe of that era. It is about racial issues and corruption within a police department. Ice Cube is in it too. Cube seems to be a good role picker. I've yet to see him in a movie I don't like. Not really a big role in this movie but fits right in this movie. Ice Cube in that era was known for his music that specifically spoke out against police corruption and racism.
The movie is based on a true story but with movies it's not always clear when it's dramatization and when something might have actually happened the way it's shown on screen. However The Glass Shield does feel realistic. Particularly the aspect of the newcomer in a corrupt system. I like how the movie is subtle sometimes. You feel something is not right and sometimes the rottenness comes to the surface, but a lot of the time it's elusive, deeply ingrained not being able to really get a hold on the evil that has a grip on that reality.
The choice of actors was also good. The newcomer had a naive demeanor very fitting for his situation. I also liked effort they put in to make it feel like you're watching people doing a real job in a real world. From the mundane to the procedures in the office and in the field. It was no 'supercop' movie but the cops were human and vulnerable. And the people fighting the corruption from the legal field or the community gave the movie the necessary depth that the corruption is hard to defeat. Overall a nice engaging drama.
The movie is based on a true story but with movies it's not always clear when it's dramatization and when something might have actually happened the way it's shown on screen. However The Glass Shield does feel realistic. Particularly the aspect of the newcomer in a corrupt system. I like how the movie is subtle sometimes. You feel something is not right and sometimes the rottenness comes to the surface, but a lot of the time it's elusive, deeply ingrained not being able to really get a hold on the evil that has a grip on that reality.
The choice of actors was also good. The newcomer had a naive demeanor very fitting for his situation. I also liked effort they put in to make it feel like you're watching people doing a real job in a real world. From the mundane to the procedures in the office and in the field. It was no 'supercop' movie but the cops were human and vulnerable. And the people fighting the corruption from the legal field or the community gave the movie the necessary depth that the corruption is hard to defeat. Overall a nice engaging drama.