How did I not know about this movie? It ain’t the French Connection, it ain’t Serpico and it ain’t Good Fellas. What it is, is a really solid NYC crime drama. Fantastic cast, decent story and plot line, convincing and realistic set and production design. The Director and Production Team did really well recreating 1974 NYC (as an example the scene at Grand Central Terminal had the commuter trains marked as Penn Central, historically accurate as the Metro North Railroad was not in existence yet. A detail only a true New Yorker would notice. With that out of the way let’s move on to the phenomenal casting and acting performances. I was never really a fan of Billy Crudup but I am now. He did a marvelous job portraying the protagonist and convincingly played the role of an NYPD Detective. Kudos to James Caan, Mila Kunis and Zoe Saldana for their strong performances. Clive Owen also does a very good job as the antagonist, a sociopathic criminal and killer. Honorable mention to the Musical Director for the fantastic soundtrack track selections. I highly recommend this solid, well acted movie.