Harsh Times (R)

Quicklook Rating★★

synopsis

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger recently discharged from the military, yet still haunted by nightmares of his former occupation. While seeking a position with the LAPD that will allow him to marry his Mexican girlfriend and bring her to the United States, Jim kills time chilling with his best friend, Mike. Mike is feeling the heat from his long-time girlfriend, Sylvia: either get a job or get out. But the love of a beautiful woman can't compare to the bonds of friendship, and Jim and Mike are soon cruising the streets of South Central, slipping back into a deceitful life of drugs, violence and petty crime, just like when they were kids.

MovieGoer Review

If Harsh Times didn’t have the intense Christian Bale, we would have been far more harsh on it.

Story

Jim Davis (Bale) is an Afghanistan War veteran who still dreams of night vision combat. He seems to find comfort ... MORE

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synopsis

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger recently discharged from the military, yet still haunted by nightmares of his former occupation. While seeking a position with the LAPD that will allow him to marry his Mexican girlfriend and bring her to the United States, Jim kills time chilling with his best friend, Mike. Mike is feeling the heat from his long-time girlfriend, Sylvia: either get a job or get out. But the love of a beautiful woman can't compare to the bonds of friendship, and Jim and Mike are soon cruising the streets of South Central, slipping back into a deceitful life of drugs, violence and petty crime, just like when they were kids.

MovieGoer Review

If Harsh Times didn’t have the intense Christian Bale, we would have been far more harsh on it.

Story

Jim Davis (Bale) is an Afghanistan War veteran who still dreams of night vision combat. He seems to find comfort ... MORE