
September 27, 2008
The boys and I watched Street Kings this evening, I had heard good things about this movie from several people, so I Netflixed it, and we just got finished watching it.
Still reeling from the death of his wife, Los Angeles detective Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) is devastated when he's named as a suspect in the murder of his partner (Terry Crews). With the help of a young homicide detective (Chris Evans), Ludlow struggles to clear his name. His boss (Forest Whitaker), meanwhile, tries to protect him from a tough Internal Affairs investigator (Hugh Laurie) who's determined to put Ludlow behind bars.
This is an exciting action cop drama with plenty of graphic violence, car chases and shootouts just like you would expect.
It is kind of predictable, but the story makes sense, it's easy to follow, but you have no idea just how many bad and dirty cops there are until the movie really gets going.
This movie has tons of twists and turns, but the cast and acting is top notch.
Whitaker gives an outstanding performance as usual, and Reeves really seems to play well with him in the scenes they share together.
People often say that Reeves acting is emotionless and wooden, but when he's paired up with really great actors, he comes alive.
This is a cop/action flick I highly recommend to people who love cop thrillers and violence.
It was a really great ride, and the ending was a good payoff.