Heists, dirty cops, shifting loyalties, betrayal, constant
tension, the Russian mob, more bullets than you can possibly count, copious
explosions, an incredible cast, and the guy who directed both The
Road and The Proposition. Ask me what I want in a
movie and I’ll likely read off most of the things I just listed, all of which
figure prominently in director John Hillcoat’s new crime film, Triple
9. All of the pieces are in place, and though this is a solid, grim offering,
one that I enjoyed well enough, Triple 9 never offers any
surprises and watches like scraps of other crime movies stitched together in
ways that don’t always fit. There are shades of Heat,
Sicario, Training Day, and more, but the
end result is a scattered, if exciting, dark, and passable thriller.
