Alpha Dog (2006) 7/10

Starring : Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Ben Foster, Shawn Hatosy, Anton Yelchin, Sharon Stone, Bruce Willis
Director : Nick Cassavetes
Running Time : 113 mins

Spoilt rich kid Johnny Truelove (Hirsch) thinks of himself as something of a gangster, so deals drugs on the side, but when one of his clients, Jake Mazursky (Foster), refuses to pay him, he and his friends kidnap Jake's kid brother Zack (Yelchin) and hold him hostage until Jake pays up. At first everything goes well for the youngster, who actually enjoys his stay with Truelove, but soon reality comes knocking to disrupt the fun times.

This is an entertaining enough movie, but it just felt too unrealistic. Granted it's loosely based on true events, but even so the course of events were too unlikely for my liking. Still, there are some good moments, and every actor does a good job with the material they are given, particularly Hatosy and Yelchin.

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