Sylvester Stallone plays Sheriff Freddy Hefflin, a half deaf cop who brings down corrupt cops (played Harvey Keitel, Robert Patrick and more) in his small town where corrupt cops seem to get away with anything due to Hefflin's looking the other way. Hefflin is aided by Robert DeNiro and Ray Liotta in his quest to prove that nobody (even if they have a badge) is above the law. Cop Land in my opinion is truly Stallone's most underrated. Even among his fans, the overall impression from people and their reaction to this movie was that this was only so-so. I however disagree. Cop Land is a complex and riveting drama that doesn't have lots of action but does have an interesting story with three dimensional characters that make the overall movie far more interesting than what you would expect from a 90s Stallone movie. I do admit that i'll always prefer Stallone's Rocky and Rambo persona due to my nostalgia but I for one think that this movie deserves to be remembered as one of Stallone's best moments. Not only in the 90s but overall. There are of course flaws, such as Robert De Niro's underwritten character, Stallone's subplot involving the girl he saved when he was younger etc but these are minor flaws which never detract from the overall momentum of the story. Cop Land deserved to be a hit at the box office.
* * * Out of 4-(Good)
* * * Out of 4-(Good)