https://pjmedia.com/ronrosenbaum/2009/11/30/see-the-bad-lieutenant-even-if/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:49:17 -0400<![CDATA[&#8230;it doesn&#8217;t equal the sordid extremity of the original film by that title, the one starring Harvey Keitel in an amazing portrait of dissolution and directed by Abel Ferarra. I have to admit, I loved that film for all the wrong reasons. It made any of my own indiscretions seem mild by comparison. Even though it has one of the most uncompromising downer scripts in history, I saw it as a kind of feel-good movie. I don&#8217;t want to mislead anybody. It&#8217;s not a date night movie. It&#8217;s an &#8220;I&#8217;ll never sink >thatlow movie, which to my mind is an upbeat message.]]>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:03:13 -0500<![CDATA[Ron Rosenbaum]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-rosenbaum/2009/11/30/see-the-bad-lieutenant-even-if-n116205