Even by the scuzzy standards of Abel Ferrara’s filmography, Bad Lieutenant is particularly filthy.

[Keitel] keeps us watching his descent without wanting to look away. Only an actor with tremendous reserves of power could accomplish that.

It's a powerhouse performance in a film of jabbing intensity and wit.

The title of this gritty, disturbing crime drama doesn't even begin to describe just how depraved and detestable the central character really is.