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Four NYPD cops are down in a drug bust gone wrong. Ray Tierney (Edward Norton) heads the investigation. It's what his father ex-cop brass Francis Sr (Jon Voight) wants. The four are his brother Francis Jr (Noah Emmerich)'s men. As Ray digs, he finds corruption in the department that has entangled his family. Jimmy Egan (Colin Farrell) is his brother-in-law who leads a group of corrupted cops.It's a gritty crime drama with lots of top notch acting talents. The acting is good, but there is nothing here that is new or surprising. Writer/director Gavin O'Connor has infused this movie with a grimy messy style. The tone is dark. The story is a little bit confused with a few too many characters' POV and is also somewhat formulaic. It's a movie that has been done better elsewhere.

An unoriginal, but solid cop drama filled with a fantastic cast. Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight and Noah Emmerich who finally gets the role he deserves - Such an underrated actor.

My wife liked P & G but I just found the movie OK. My wife likes Colin Farrell, Ed Norton, and Jon Voight as actors. I agree the movie has a Strong cast. The guy who played the CO I think was in the movie Miracle as the assistant coach. The story reminds my wife of Serpico is that the right spelling. OK story but I hated the ending. The best scene is Colin Farrell with the Iron. Scary! The movie is executed correctly. Well acted, directed, and casted. Even the scumbags were authentic. The movie is too dark for my taste, but I guess we live in dark times. We gave this movie a 7 badges out of 10. My wife gave this movie a 8 out of 10. I gave it a 6 out of 10.