Snitch (2013)

A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal.

Director:

Ric Roman Waugh

Writers:

Justin Haythe, Ric Roman Waugh

Stars:

Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dwayne Johnson	...	John Matthews
Barry Pepper	...	Agent Cooper
Jon Bernthal	...	Daniel James
Susan Sarandon	...	Joanne Keeghan
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Malik (as Michael K. Williams)
Rafi Gavron	...	Jason Collins
Melina Kanakaredes	...	Sylvie Collins
Nadine Velazquez	...	Analisa
Benjamin Bratt	...	Juan Carlos 'El Topo' Pintera
Lela Loren	...	Vanessa
JD Pardo	...	Benicio
David Harbour	...	Jay Price
Harold Perrineau	...	Jeffrey Steele
Kyara Campos	...	Isabelle Matthews
James Allen McCune	...	Craig

Storyline

Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Interracial Marriage | Wiretap | Car Crash | Ex Husband Ex Wife Relationship | 

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Taglines:

How far would you go to save your son?

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content and sequences of violence

Details

Official Sites:

Summit Entertainment [us]

Country:

USA United Arab Emirates

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

22 February 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cinkaroš

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,167,607 (USA) (22 February 2013)

Gross:

$41,353,859 (USA) (29 March 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Exclusive Media Group, Participant Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Though the film is set in Missouri, a number of skyline shots reveal that the location is actually Austin, TX. Recognizable buildings include the Austonian and the Frost Bank Tower.

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Connections

Version of Frontline: Snitch (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Zone Full_CML"
Performed by Marcus and Alvin Merriett
Courtesy of The Chicago Music Library, Malibu, CA

User Reviews

A more sophisticated Dwayne Johnson stars in this Action/Thriller • 7.2/10

This is a more genteel Dwayne Johnson than were used to and paired with the recent leap in his acting ability it's been good to see 'The Rock' alter ego finally (and successfully)go to the great Smackdown in the sky and the new and improved "Thespian" flourish. I've been enjoying (and occasionally cringing at) his action movies since he started acting. There has of course been other athletes who've tried and failed at the crossover but Dwayne Johnson has come up through the ranks and has made me take notice. Strangely, I just saw 'Faster (2010)' a few days ago for the first time, and was taken aback at his rock steady performance (no pun intended) doing an hard action movie with very little dialogue and saying more in those few words than all his other films put together. It was good and he's done it again. I remember thinking similar things about Mr Marky Mark and I think Mr Wahlberg is a tremendous actor now. I just remembered, Marky and Rock (Y?) were in 'The Other Guys' together, lol. It's been directed by former stuntman Ric Roman Waugh who gave us the reasonable prison flick 'Felon'. This is a more stylish movie than his others and he seems to be one of those people who has to work hard at his job. You know the way P T Anderson or Tarantino just seem to know where the camera should go? Well most need to start small and work up so were seeing Ric Roman Waugh about a third of the way up the directing ladder. He is purty promising though.

The bottom line is, this has some good performances, it's got a good and interesting (Susan Sarandon) cast, the pacing is not as smooth as it could be, particularly in the slow middle but it's been done on a budget of $15 million which it's just pulled back in it's first week. I guess that says it all really.

Highly Recommended

Score: 7.2/10

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