Not because we love to look at The Rock or because we think he's a great actor but mostly because of the movie's title.
Snitch. But what is the movie about anyway?
It's more than one of The Rock's usual action packed shoot em' up film. It has a message? What? A message you say?
"When a teenage boy is wrongfully arrested for distributing drugs and sentenced for a decade, the father makes a deal with the United States Attorney to become an undercover informant and infiltrate a drug cartel, risking his family and his life," the description says.
The writers and directors based the movie on a PBS Frontline documentary, which focused on how federal drug laws reward snitches with lighter prison sentences. Takepart.com and Participant Media are distributing the film.
See this great infographic from the movie's website, which features statistics about mandatory minimum drug sentences and how the federal government uses informants in drug busts, sometimes leading to the death of American citizens. It also focuses on the disproportionate impact of these laws on racial minorities.
Snitch hit theaters yesterday. We're probably not going out to see it but someone let us know if it's any good. We appreciate the effort and the message.
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