Keanu Reeves stars as troubled veteran LAPD officer, Tom Ludlow, in this dark tale of good cop versus a very bad cop.
Run of the mill police procedural, which sees streetwise scribe David 'Training Day' Ayer take a step backwards after his debut as auteur with the excellent 'Harsh Times'. 'Street Kings' gives every cop cliché ever committed to film a free pass back into society as tough, tormented, alcoholic LAPD vice squad hotshot Tom Ludlow (a miscast Keanu Reeves) takes eager rookie Chris 'Human Torch' Evans on a mission to get the people who killed his partner. An acceptable enough endeavour in the grand scheme of things, though it just so happens that Ludlow and company are amongst the most corrupt cops (and to quote Mel Gibson's Porter in 'Payback' "...are there any other kind?") on the force. Led by the last king of Scotland himself; Forrest Whittaker, this lot don't know the meaning of the words 'civil liberties' or the meaning of the words 'law' or 'order' and a whole lot of other words to boot. Co-written by James Ellory ('L.A. Confidential'), Kurt Wimmer ('Equilibrium') and newcomer Jamie Moss; 'Street Kings' has a lot going for it in terms of being a slick, well paced, quality production with a good cast and a director who knows his subject, and yet, there's something distinctly been-there, seen-that, bought the Kevlar about it. Honorary American Hugh 'House' Laurie lends solid support as a by-the-book 'IA' man, Jay Mohr makes his long awaited comeback, Ayer regulars Terry Crews & Noel Guliemi make brief appearances whilst Brit actress Naomi Harris turns up in another slight, but significant, role. And yet 'Street Kings' is never as good as it should be, and is more like a late-in-the-day 'Internal Affairs' meets 'The Shield' and 'Dark Blue' with a bit of 'SWAT' style gung-ho tomfoolery thrown in for good measure. Worth watching once, but its no 'Narc'. Rough justice.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Crime thriller starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker Tom Ludlow (Reeves) is a veteran Vice Detective with the LAPD who is on a personal mission to catch the men responsible for the murder of his partner Terrance Washington (Terry Crews) Meanwhile Ludlow&39;s supervisor Captain Wander (Whitaker) is on a mission of his own - to try and keep the vengeful Ludlow within the confines of the law and out of the clutches of Captain Biggs (Hugh Laurie) an Internal Affairs officer who is keeping a close eye on Ludlow&39;s every move Ludlow recruits a young Homicide Detective (Chris Evans) to help him track down Washington&39;s killers through the crime-filled streets of Los Angeles
Crime thriller starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker. Tom Ludlow (Reeves) is a veteran Vice Detective with the LAPD who is on a personal mission to catch the men responsible for the murder of his partner, Terrance Washington (Terry Crews). Meanwhile, Ludlow's supervisor, Captain Wander (Whitaker) is on a mission of his own - to try and keep the vengeful Ludlow within the confines of the law and out of the clutches of Captain Biggs (Hugh Laurie), an Internal Affairs officer who is keeping a close eye on Ludlow's every move. Ludlow recruits a young Homicide Detective (Chris Evans) to help him track down Washington's killers through the crime-filled streets of Los Angeles.
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