The Glass Shield (Miramax Collector's Series) PG-13

In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!
The Glass Shield (Miramax Collector's Series)
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DVD Details

  • Rated: PG-13
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 50 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: August 16, 2005
  • Originally Released: 1994
  • Label: Miramax

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 1,209
Rating: 3/4 -- Burnett uses a socially discomforting scenario that has only vague implications of deeper malice to initiate a brave portrayal of a Caucasian-centric sort of martial law. Full Review
Slant Magazine
Aug 29, 2005
Rating: 3/5 -- It's a rigorous, angry piece of work, but it misses out on the psychological depths that have made Burnett's previous films among the glories of recent American independent moviemaking. Full Review
Los Angeles Times
Feb 13, 2001
...Provocative...
Rolling Stone
Jun 29, 1995
It has both ideas and a point of view. But the ideas are far from new, and the point of view is blatantly knee-jerk. Full Review
Washington Post
Jan 1, 2000
A powerful moral drama that tries to deal with the racism at the root of many problems in contempo American society.
Variety
Mar 26, 2009
The movie feels sketchy, as if Burnett chopped the flesh off his screenplay and left us only the bare bones. Full Review
Time Out
Jun 24, 2006
Rating: B- -- Despite studio interference, it's still a decent film, and the association of a black man and a Jewish woman (as two outcasts) is a welcome addition to the genre. Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Aug 17, 2006

Product Description:

With THE GLASS SHIELD, acclaimed director Charles Burnett (KILLER OF SHEEP, TO SLEEP WITH ANGER) tackles the problematic issue of racism within the police force. J.J. Johnson (Michael Boatman) has wanted to be a cop ever since he was a kid. And now that he's just been promoted to the position of deputy in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office, he's going to learn what being a police officer is really all about. As the first black deputy in Edgemar's all-white Sheriff's station, he must learn to adapt if his new assignment is going to work out. Befriending the station's only other minority, the Jewish, female Deborah Fields (Lori Petty), J.J. soon realizes it's impossible to "get along" or be one of the "good guys" when police brutality, political corruption and rampant racism reign supreme. After discovering that a man he has helped to indict (played with ferocious intensity by Ice Cube) is, in fact, the victim of a monumental cover up, J.J. risks his future by butting heads with the powers that be. Shelved after conflict erupted between Burnett and the film's distributor, Miramax, THE GLASS SHIELD remains a provocative, tense thriller that addresses its sensitive subject matter with grace and intelligence.

Description by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.:

The Glass Shield Collector's Edition
The Miramax Collector's Series proudly presents the release of the powerful action thriller applauded by critics and moviegoers alike ... written and directed by Charles Burnett. An ambitious rookie cop and his station's only female deputy (Lori Petty -- A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN) uncover widespread corruption and conspiracy when they realize that an innocent man (Ice Cube -- XXX: STATE OF THE UNION) has been jailed for a shocking murder. Suddenly, these two outsiders are forced to make an impossible choice: fit into an unjust system by breaking the law they're sworn to uphold ... or break the unwritten code of silence that could be their only protection.

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  • UPC: 786936298987
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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