I thought that was a super cool scene. Tom Berenger, Raymond J. Barry, and Harris Yulin were all terrific as the three wise men.
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I thought it was cool watching Jake watch Alonzo hussle with the other crooked people in the judicial system. Jake learned a lot that day. Lol

It also shows that Alonzo wasn't the highest man on the totem poll. There were people above him and he had to play by their rules; he wasn't just a loose cannon who could do whatever he wanted. Alonzo probably had ambitions to become one of the "Wise Men" someday; that was the next step on the ladder.

great scene. and the pacific dining car is a great place to get a steak.
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The scene establishes that the whole system is corrupt and not just Alonzo. Alonzo telling Hoyt to find a another table and order a baseball steak or something emphasizes the insignificance of Hoyt's rookie-ness in the whole scheme of things.

I agree it killed the pace, but it was a killer scene (no pun intended) anyway.

I know the director said that he kept it in, despite it killing the pace, because he wanted to show the corruption or something. But I would have reworked it to have them perhaps testing Jake to see if he is cool with playing the game.

i see what u mean but i enjoyed the scene regardless
also i think we needed to see police officers of a higher rank than Alonzo in the movie talkin about stuff