![]() The characters in this are layered, flawed, and overall really interesting, all feeling very believable and natural. But despite it being a little let down by that, it’s still a really well written story. ![]() It’s not necessarily bad, as I do still find the situations really interesting and engaging, but I do think the overall structure does remove some of the impact. This show has to cover A LOT of ground in only six episodes, and when combined with the jumping back and forth within the timeline, it can make it feel a bit choppy and overly bullet-pointy (for lack of a better word). Now, while the drama in itself is compelling, I do have my issues with the overall structure of the storytelling. “We Own This City” is a compelling true crime sort of series, weaving a complex and compelling drama about the corruption within Baltimore’s law enforcement, and how that creates mistrust from and fraught relationships with the public. And so we jump back and forth between the main investigation of the present, and the past events that led to it. We soon find out however that things aren’t quite so black and white, as the members within it are investigated for corruption. ![]() ![]() Within this city exists the Gun Trace Task Force, a special squad created to try to find illegal guns and drugs. Ladies, gents, and non-binaries… “We Own This City”.īaltimore, Maryland, 2017. Disclaimer: I know this thing is based on a true story, but I will not base my review on how perfectly accurate to the real situation it may or may not be, but I will instead judge it as a movie… which it is. ![]()
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