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Harsh Times

- Take A Ride To The Edge

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

Release Date : 2005-09-11

Language :EnglishSpanishKorean

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Andrea Sperling ProductionsBauer Martinez StudiosCrave FilmsSummit EntertainmentMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Christian Bale

Character Name : Jim Luther Davis

Original Name : Christian Bale

Gender : Male

Freddy Rodríguez

Character Name : Mike Alonzo

Original Name : Freddy Rodríguez

Gender : Male

Eva Longoria

Character Name : Sylvia

Original Name : Eva Longoria

Gender : Female

Chaka Forman

Character Name : Toussant

Original Name : Chaka Forman

Gender : Male

Tammy Trull

Character Name : Marta

Original Name : Tammy Trull

Gender : Female

J.K. Simmons

Character Name : Agent Richards

Original Name : J.K. Simmons

Gender : Male

Michael Monks

Character Name : Agent Hollenbeck

Original Name : Michael Monks

Gender : Male

Samantha Esteban

Character Name : Letty

Original Name : Samantha Esteban

Gender : Female

Tania Verafield

Character Name : Patty

Original Name : Tania Verafield

Gender : Female

Noel Gugliemi

Character Name : Flaco

Original Name : Noel Gugliemi

Gender : Male

Adriana Millan

Character Name : Rita

Original Name : Adriana Millan

Gender : Male

Geo Corvera

Character Name : Wilo

Original Name : Geo Corvera

Gender : Male

Cesar Garcia

Character Name : Listo

Original Name : Cesar Garcia

Gender : Male

Terry Crews

Character Name : Darrell

Original Name : Terry Crews

Gender : Male

Emilio Rivera

Character Name : Eddy

Original Name : Emilio Rivera

Gender : Male

Paul Renteria

Character Name : Ranchero

Original Name : Paul Renteria

Gender : Male

Craig Ricci Shaynak

Character Name : Gillespie

Original Name : Craig Ricci Shaynak

Gender : Male

Blue Mesquita

Character Name : Leo

Original Name : Blue Mesquita

Gender : Male

Armando Riesco

Character Name : Alex

Original Name : Armando Riesco

Gender : Male

Robert Dahey

Character Name : Korean Clerk

Original Name : Robert Dahey

Gender : Male

Sonia Iris Lozada

Character Name : Gracie

Original Name : Sonia Iris Lozada

Gender : Male

Daniel Edward Mora

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Daniel Edward Mora

Gender : Male

Barry Colvert

Character Name : Polygraph Expert

Original Name : Barry Colvert

Gender : Male

Nikki Nicholle Barreras

Character Name : Liquor Store Customer

Original Name : Nikki Nicholle Barreras

Gender : Male

Anthony 'Citric' Campos

Character Name : Casper

Original Name : Anthony 'Citric' Campos

Gender : Male

Abel Soto

Character Name : Lil' Chucky

Original Name : Abel Soto

Gender : Male

Robert Larabee

Character Name : Big Shadow

Original Name : Robert Larabee

Gender : Male

Armando Cantina

Character Name : Little Old Man

Original Name : Armando Cantina

Gender : Male

Kenneth Choi

Character Name : Fujimoto

Original Name : Kenneth Choi

Gender : Male

Guadalupe Vasquez Torres

Character Name : Marta's Mom

Original Name : Guadalupe Vasquez Torres

Gender : Female

Violeta Monroy

Character Name : Vicky

Original Name : Violeta Monroy

Gender : Female

Brisa

Character Name : Lina

Original Name : Brisa

Gender : Male

Alex Gomar

Character Name : Guy at Party

Original Name : Alex Gomar

Gender : Male

Asha Kamali

Character Name : Girl at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Asha Kamali

Gender : Female

Curtis A. Koller

Character Name : Undercover Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Curtis A. Koller

Gender : Male

Daniel J. Soulsby

Character Name : Undercover Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel J. Soulsby

Gender : Male

Kirk Wilson

Character Name : Army Ranger (uncredited)

Original Name : Kirk Wilson

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

I'm a soldier of the apocalypse, man! Harsh Times is written and directed by David Ayer. It stars Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriguez, Eva Longoria, Chaka Forman, Tammy Trull, J.K. Simmons and Michael Monks. Music is by Graeme Revell and cinematography by Steve Mason. South Central Los Angeles, and best friends Jim Luther Davis (Bale) and Mike Alonzo (Rodriguez) begin hurtling into violence that threatens to derail their respective future plans. This was to be David Ayer's directorial debut, and with him already boasting the writing credit for Training Day, the comparisons between the two are hard to ignore - but that's ok right?! Bale goes full tilt as the unpredictable and unnerving Jim Davis, a scarred Gulf War Veteran on a road to self destruction. Question is, will he take his best friend with him? This is very much about Bale's barn storming show, which while it thrills us greatly, it also hinders the Rodriguez characterisation of Lopez, making the pic a bit lop-sided. Narrative threads focus on the scrapes the pair get into, whilst in the background their love partners are waiting for their men to wake up and commit. Another features Davis suffering bad dreams from the war, all while he is head hunted by Homeland Security after he had failed to get into the LAPD. Davis firmly believes he belongs in the protection business, if only his habit for finding trouble wasn't so prevalent... The violent action scenes are brisk and bloody, marking this out as a hard movie for sure, a hard movie with dialogue to match. Yet it's also a pic laced with black comedy, where there's a perverse pleasure in watching Davis and his not very bright cohort being bad boys. Longoria is not done any favours in the writing, but it's kind of ok since this really is about a friendship spiralling towards a day of reckoning that we obviously know is coming. Which when it comes to us, does not disappoint at all and leaves us some reflecting to do as the adrenaline finally slows down. 7.5/10