Rating: R
Genre:
Crime
Theatrical Release: 09/14/1990(USA)
Release Date: 12/03/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD2/DD5.1/DD1
Run Time: 134 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs)
Distributor/Studio: MGM
This directorial effort from
Phil Joanou stars
Sean Penn as an Irish-American undercover cop working the Hell's Kitchen beat.
Penn is ostensibly on a sentimental journey to his old neighborhood. Actually he's been assigned to infiltrate a criminal gang led by
Ed Harris, the brother of Sean's best friend
Gary Oldman.
Penn suffers the requisite honor vs. duty anguish when he renews his childhood romance with
Harris' sister
Robin Wright.
State of Grace would have had more clout had it been more clear as to time and place: it's supposedly set in the 1990s, but the attitudes and behavior are pure 1970s.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide