He is also shown pouring whiskey into a cup while ice fishing. Police consume beer and other drinks at a retirement party, and Jerry offers whiskey to a distraught woman. Penn flexes his developing directorial muscles in this beautifully photographed film. The Pledge is not quite what it seems at first. It begins as a standard police procedural, but quickly moves in unexpected directions as Penn chooses instead to explore what drives Jerry Black s obsession.
Early events spring into a new light when the movie takes a sudden twist near the end.
Too obvious in many of his roles, Nicholson is stunning here in the way he subtly conveys myriad sides of his character, never overacting. And moviegoers are left with the interesting feeling that they ve been on the wrong side of the looking glass throughout the story. Focus on the Family. All rights reserved. International copyright secured.