Alpha Dog (2006) was a true story of the kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old Nicholas in 2000. however, the characters in the film were given fictional names. Johnny was a young drug dealer, his father supplied him with Marijuana, he made a fortune and owned a house for parties and meetings. Frankie owed Johnny but refused to pay the debt. one day, Frankie and his friends decided to kidnap Johnny's younger brother, Zack for revenge. Zack made little effort to escape and formed an unlikely friendship with Frankie.
the film mostly followed the lifestyle of a bunch of drug seller, showing their messed up life. there were so much vulgar in the dialogues that it was almost impossible to tolerate. i couldn't imagine how true it was for people to be calling each others so many names in just one conversation, nor did it felt believable. at some point, the film was a huge confusion of different gangs, with everyone acting like gangster-wannabes, who also looked too similar to differentiate from which gang were they truly from!
some backgrounds on the movie:
- director: Nick Cassavetes
- released: 2006
- casts: Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Fernando Vargas, Vincent Kartheiser
- language: English
- genre: Crime
Perhaps it made sense to the westerners? Where things are really like what the movie portrayed?
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