Brooklyn's Finest Movie Review
Gere and Snipes Shine in This Cop Thriller
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Rated: R
Length of the film: 2 hours and 13 minutes.
Release date: March 5, 2010.
Wrong versus right, being accountable for one's actions and redemption are some of the topics that are explored in this film. Brooklyn Finest is a film that features three cops with the NYPD in the sixth-fifth precinct and the struggles their jobs are having on them at the workplace as well in their personal lives.
Richard Gere plays the role of Eddie Dugan, twenty-two year police veteran whose only one week from retirement. Despite his pleas, he's given the role of mentor to rookie police officers in training. Dugan is bitter about his job and will often drink whiskey shots in the morning in order to get out of bed.
Ethan Hawke plays the role of Sal Procida, a detective who desperately needs money for his increasing family. He will go to great lengths to achieve this goal.
Don Cheadle plays the role of Detective Clarence Butler/Tango, an undercover cop whose finding it increasing harder to keep his cover.
Welcome back to the party: Wesley Snipes. It was nice seeing the veteran actor making his long-awaited comeback after battling legal problems the past four years. Snipes was superb in the role of Caz, a drug dealer released from federal prison and looking to avoid the temptations of the fast life that got him into the slammer originally.
You will like this movie if you liked: Crash, Training Day, Street Kings.
Storyline: B+
Acting: A-
Grade of the film: B+
Overall impression of the film: I was pleasantly surprised about this film. It was definitely much better than I had originally anticipated. I thought Richard Gere and Wesley Snipes were remarkable in this film. Most of the film will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you're looking for the typical cop chasing the bad guy film, you will be disappointed, however if you're looking for a cop film that goes in-depth about its main characters and entertaining, this is definitely the film for you. If this film is successful at the box office, I wouldn't be surprised to see other filmmakers copy this same model of a character driven movie. This is a film that's appropriate for people over the age of 17 due to violence, drug use, and sexual references.
Published by Brian Short
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