Keep Bailing

Woody Harrelson has had his fair share of interesting roles throughout the years.  Now, though, he has taken on the role of an officer at the LAPD Rampart Station. In the upcoming movie Rampart Harrelson will play the corrupt, lawless police officer who muscles confessions out of bad-guys and in one scene, is caught on camera beating a perpetrator close to death.  That is where his problems begin.

According to The L.A. Times, in the film, the Los Angeles Police Department, which is trying to overcome failing public trust due to the exposure of wide-spread corruption, is less than thrilled with his street-justice antics.  The public embarrassment he’s become by getting caught,  may be a bit more than the higher-ups can handle.  Harrelson learns he faces potential sanctions and may even be forced into early retirement.

Protestors begin to gather outside his station, politicians and the district attorney’s office start to swarm, and the relationships Harrelson has with his two ex-wives and daughters continues to strain.   Rampart, in true Hollywood fashion, then takes the storyline from bad to worse, leaving audience members sitting on the edge of their seats.

Rampart is rated R, was written by Oren Moverman and James Ellroy. It will be released to theatres this February.