With such skilled filmmaking and committed acting on display, Narc is far more a score than a bust.
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
As the most diabolically focused and politically incorrect cop this side of Popeye Doyle, Liotta is a hot prospect for this year's supporting-actor Oscar.
67
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Beneath its frantic surfaces, Narc is terribly ordinary, built on a mystery that will puzzle only those who have never watched a TV cop drama.
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Some might find the whole thing exhilarating, but exhausting is more the word that comes to this man's mind.
Authenticity and plausibility get gunned down from the get-go, but if explosive shaky-cam ultraviolence and frequent extreme close-ups of greasy whiskers are your bag, this hyperactive wannabe may count as something of a score.