We Own This City (TV Mini Series) Part Four (2022) User Reviews

Another very strong episode with shocking moments

[snoozejonc · 9/10 · 3 June 2023]

An interview is conducted with Maurice Ward and the investigation covers multiple incidents involving the GTTF.

The scope of the illegal operations involving the GTTF is depicted with the recreation of numerous awful incidents. The worst is a road traffic accident involving Mr Umar Burley, not just for the tragic outcome but also the coverup.

A big part of the story is the aftermath of Freddie Gray's death, particularly the involvement of Sgt. Jenkins. These scenes recreate several tense moments of an incendiary public situation, plus the reaction of certain individuals to the announcement of charges against the officers. Everything feels plausible, but as for how accurate it is (along with everything else depicted in fact based drama) only those who were there actually know.

Visually it it one of the most powerful episodes so far and a credit to the production team for staging so many horrendous incidents realistically.

I have no idea what Jenkins is/was like in real life, but Jon Bernthal is clearly putting his heart and soul into the performance.

Baltimore Blues

[douglasmcbroom · 7/10 · 17 May 2022]

This was Jon Bernthal's episode from start to finish. He just owned it; along with his spot-on Baltimore accent. Director Reinaldo Marcus Green moved the sequencing along like it was a two-minute drill.

That said, I wrote after the premiere episode, that if this series went woke it would lose me. If this series only portrays bad cops, not bad politicians, bad States Attorney's, bad DOJ, bad FBI and bad BLM and other race hustler's, it will have chosen to pick only the easy, low-hanging fruit and miss the big picture by a mile. I fear that is where we are headed, but maybe not. So, I'm hanging in and appreciating some great acting and directing.

Best Episode So Far!!!

[mattschauer28 · 10/10 · 17 May 2022]

Wayne Jenkins continues to be an interesting character, and his actions in this episode start to cross over the line for me as it really makes it difficult to try to root for him (which I shouldn't be doing anyway but I love Jon Bernthal). Easily the best episode and sets up the next 2 episodes really well as I am exited to see what happens next. Good action scenes and more background information getting closer to the current timeline. My rating 9.5/10.