Bad Lieutenant (1992)

'Bad Lieutenant' is like the movie version of a Nick Cave song. It's raw, brutal and deals heavily with themes like vengeance, forgiveness and religion. Harvey Keitel gives one of those rare performances that can only be described as sublime. While abusing his power as police man, scoring drugs, sleeping with hookers and racking up gambling debt, he's also investigating the rape of a nun.

It got an early Scorsese feel to it and brings to mind other New York based films like 'Mean Streets' and 'Taxi Driver'. I kinda miss the time when New York was Hell on Earth. It had such a great cinematic look and almost became a character of its own.

One thing I must adress is how freaking jacked Keitel is in this movie. Pretty damn good for a man in his fifties. Combined with his dangerous performance it makes him look like a steel spring ready to snap in your face.

Give it a watch if you got a fascination for self destructing men, bad cops, violence and Catholicism.