The crime movies of 2002 ranged from horrible (Kangaroo Jack) to new classics (Road to Perdition). Let's take a look back.

Movies I Saw:
Super Troopers
category: drug dealers
grade: B
point of view: cops
review: this was a comedy that was very funny. Taking down pot dealers was one of the plots.

Collateral Damage
category: terrorists, drug dealers
grade: B or B-
pov: cops
review: not as bas as I thought it would be! John Leguizamo is good as a gangsta rapper coke dealer, and the terrorist situation was decent and realistic.

John Q.
category: thiefs, terrorists (?)
grade: C
pov: thief
review: Denzel Washington followed up the classic Training Day with this medicore movie. He has to pull out a gun and hold a hospital hostage to get his son taken care of when he can not provide the money.

Showtime
category: gangstas
grade: C-
pov: cops
review: as much as I love DeNiro, the whole buddy cop movie thing ended with this movie. I really didnt like it much at all. A few good parts, but that's it.

Panic Room
category: thiefs
grade: B+
pov: victims
review: If you count Monsoon Wedding as a 2001 movie, then this was the first realy good movie of 2002. Realistic, funny, and full of suspense.

Deuces Wild
category: Mafia
grade: C
pov: Mafia
review: the first Mafia movie of the year was a medicore one. It was like a grown up Bronx Tale. I liked how Big Pussy was in it, and it wasn't that bad except for the cliches and bad writing.

Insomnia
category: murderers
grade: A-
pov: cops
review: Besides Monsoon Wedding, this was the first great movie of 2002. Robin Williams acted great as the suffocater of a teenager girl. Al Pacino was very good as well.

Minority Report
category: murderers
grade: A...maybe A-
pov: cops
review: The first classic of 2002. This was a futuristic crime movie that blew me away.

Road to Perdition
category: Mafia
grade: A
pov: Mafia
review: a new mafia classic. The Irish mafia never looked so good. Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Jude Law all give performances.

Austin Powers in Goldmember
category: terrorists
grade: B
pov: secrent agent and terrorist
review: A comedy. A very good comedy, too.

One Hour Photo
category: stalkers
grade: A-
pov: stalker
review: One of the best Robin Williams performance I've seen. He makes you scared of him and pity him at the same time. Great movie.

Undisputed
category: gangstas, Mafia
grade: B
pov: gangstas
review: An okay prison movie about boxing that’s kind of like Oz.

Red Dragon
category: murderers
grade: B+
pov: cops and murderer
review: A fine serial killer movie with nice acting by Edward Norton, Raplh Fiennes, Emily Watson and Philip Semyour Hoffman. Scary as hell.

Die Another Day
category: terrorists
grade: B/B-
pov: secret agents and terrorists
review: kind of a dumb movie. but i love James Bond movies.

Analyze That:
category: Mafia
grade: C+
pov: Mafia
review: silly, funny, and sometimes dumb. The first was better cause it was more realstic.

Gangs Of New York:
category: Mafia
grade: A-
pov: Mafia
review: another Irish gangster movie, which I dub as a "Mafia" movie, cause later, the gang will turn into a mafia. It wasnt as good as I thought it was going to be, but I still liked it. Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and John C. Reily (the guy who ran for mayor) were good, but Daniel Day-Lewis steals the show as Bill the Butcher.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
category: terrorists
grade: A(-)
pov: secret agents
review: hilarious and cool. see this movie for a great CIA movie.

Movies I Wanna See:
Murder By Numbers
category: murderers
The Salton Sea
category: drug dealers
The Sum of all Fears
category: terrorists
The Bourne Identity
category: terrorists (?)
Gangster No. 1
category: gangsters
City By The Sea
category: murderers
The Rules Of Attraction
category: drug dealers
Paid In Full
category: gangstas
Empire
category: gangstas, drug dealers
Narc
category: drug dealers
25th Hour
category: drug dealers

Movies I Sorta Wanna See
All About the Benjamins
category: thiefs, gangstas
High Crimes
category: murderers
Big Trouble
category: terrorists
Undercover Brothers
category: terrorists
Stealing Hardvard:
category: thiefs
Trapped
category: gangsters
Welcome to Collinwood
category: thiefs
Knockaround Guys
category: mafia
The Transporter
category: gangsters
Formula 51
category: drug dealers
Abandon
category: murderers
El Crime De Padre Amaro
category: drug dealers
Snipes
category: gangsta
Bad Company:
category: terrorists

Useful and intelligent reviews, Tony! Thanks! I only saw "Insommia" (good), "Road to Perdition" (good to very good) and "Gangs of NY" (very good).

thanks. It's kind of hard being obssessed with movies...i bet no one here's ever heard of Gangster No. 1, Abandon, or The Salton Sea (they play it on HBO now, watch it!).