User Review

Triple 9 is a movie that has mostly been forgotten. It did poor at the box office, got mixed reviews and didn't do enough to get major attention, but this is one the critics were a bit too harsh on. Triple 9 is by no means a masterpiece, but it is none the less thrilling, suspenseful and mostly well done. The film is set in Atlanta where a group of criminals attempts to pull of a huge heist and part of that heist is getting the police to all be drawn to a code 999, officer down. The plot itself is rather interesting and is a main reason for keeping viewer attention and interest to the story. The cast is great all around. Woody Harrelson might come off as a bit over the top, but he was none the less entertaining. The cast does a great job even with the script being just, fine. It isn't an awful script, but there issues with pacing that stand out, but they aren't enough to truly affect the scenes that transpire throughout. The direction is pretty great for the whole film. All action scenes are very well done with a ton of suspense and the violence is very much a strong addition. The violence may be too much for some, but I thought it was done very well. The editing during these action scenes was pretty excellent, the opening heist was my favorite part of the movie and that was helped by the solid editing and crisp direction. The editing during dialogue scenes was not as good, but also not enough to take me out of the movie. Although some scenes might not be as necessary as other's nothing felt severely out of a place. If the actions scenes weren't as excellent as they are these issues might stand out more. Overall, Triple 9 is no Ocean's Eleven or Reservoir Dogs, but is a great film, with several great moments of tense action, strong performances and solid direction. There are issues with the script and editing during dialogue scenes wasn't the best, but in the end I would be lying if I said I didn't think Triple 9 was a great movie that I think got less praise than it deserved. Again this is not a perfect film, but it's definitely better than the okay movie the critics made it to be.