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No Man's Land

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Young police officer Benjy Taylor (D.B. Sweeney) is assigned a case that has him working undercover to insinuate himself into the good graces of an auto-theft ring. To his surprise, he becomes friends with the head car thief, Ted Varrick (Charlie Sheen). Worse, he also falls for Ted's seductive sister, Ann (Lara Harris). Soon, Benjy begins to lose focus of the line that separates cop from crook, and starts stealing expensive automobiles alongside the criminals he was sent to monitor.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This is a movie about how money and excitement generate a seduction that can change personal values; it's better and deeper than you might expect. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 5, 2005 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 2/5 May 16, 2005 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Film Threat Sheen and Sweeney in one slick flick...smart, sexy and suspenseful, Rated: 3/5 May 6, 2005 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Rated: 3/5 Nov 4, 2003 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Rated: 1/5 Jul 27, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D The same film you have seen a million times. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Suspenseful and gripping, No Man's Land is an 80's gem that delivers great performances by Charlie Sheen, D. B. Sweeney and Randy Quaid; as well as also teaching a valuable life lesson. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member No Man's Land is almost like a 80's version of The Fast And The Furious, very much so cause this film was actually an inspiration for it. Benjy Taylor is a cop and skilled car mechanic who uses these both to his advantage to go undercover at a garage that steals and fixes up Porsches, getting further into the business with Ted Varrick played by Charlie Sheen as they become close partners in crime, but how far can their friendship and secrets go before things go terribly wrong? The film is great cause it has some good car chases while also focusing on the details and caution of performing the thefts in such business. It had a realistic feel in other words, minus the sort of over-the-top car chases, but the film is often thrilling as you're sitting there just wondering where the screw will turn loose and lead to the downfall of things. It does end on an abrupt note, but boy does the conclusion pay off as it ends off how you would hope for it to be, and not pretty either. No Man's Land is worth a watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member For a cheesy 80s cops and drugs story, this film has some serious talent behind the camera. It's written by "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf. It's produced by Ron Howard. There's also music by Basil Poledouris. In front of the camera yo've got a D.B. Sweeney as a rookie undercover cop working to take down rich kid car thief Charlie Sheen. Sweeney ends up liking Sheen, liking the lifestyle and liking Sheen's pretty sister, Lara Harris (who I don't remember seeing in anything, but who's quite good). You've also Randy Quaid, Bill Duke, R.D. Call, George Dzundza and M. Emmet Walsh playing various cops and criminals. There's also an uncredited Brad Pitt as a waiter in one scene if you look fast. With all that talent, you'd think this would add up to something more interesting, but the film sadly come off as a weak episode of "Miami Vice." The film had a decent set-up, but the end result is pretty disappointing. Still, it was kind of fun to watch a crime film dripping in 1980s action film aesthetics. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Cop gets assignment. Cop likes bad guy's lifestyle. Cop indulges in bad guy's lifestyle as well as his sister. Bad guy finds out cop is a cop. Bad guy gets killed in shootout by cop. See, I absolutely LOVE D.B. Sweeney and Charlie Sheen's not too bad, but clearly twas a tad bit predictable, yeah? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member If you love Porsche and fast cars this is for you =). Loved it =) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Young police officer Benjy Taylor (D.B. Sweeney) is assigned a case that has him working undercover to insinuate himself into the good graces of an auto-theft ring. To his surprise, he becomes friends with the head car thief, Ted Varrick (Charlie Sheen). Worse, he also falls for Ted's seductive sister, Ann (Lara Harris). Soon, Benjy begins to lose focus of the line that separates cop from crook, and starts stealing expensive automobiles alongside the criminals he was sent to monitor.
Director
Peter Werner
Screenwriter
Dick Wolf
Production Co
Orion Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.1M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Surround
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