Here Comes Street Kings! Who is the good cop, the bad cop or who is a street cop and who is the Internal Affairs cop? All of these questions are swirling frame after frame in this dizzying story of police corruption in Los Angeles.
Street Kings stars Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, and a real nice cast, all perfectly cast in this police action, drama, thriller. Street Kings is a very complicated story and I do mean complicated, about police corruption set in the modern day. For the purposes of this short review it is way too in depth to go in to.
Street Kings though in microcosm about an elite group of vice-cops that have ca rte blanch on the streets and are they wreaking havoc, or solving big-time crime? I'm not going to guarantee you'll know when you leave. There are bound to be numerous discussions over the closing credits at the theaters about what just happened.
Street Kings is very "street" very dark and violent. But I must say I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would. It's not just a bunch of killing, but let there be no mistake there is plenty of that. Street Kings is a lot smarter than I thought it would be. The movie may out-smart itself at times and be confusing to the movie-goer. There will be some jabs in the ribs and questions asked throughout the movie, so be prepared.
But in the end there is more right with Street Kings than wrong. It's not light movie viewing, so the company you keep during this flick is crucial. Street Kings is not for everyone, but not a bad night at the movies. Strong story idea, great cast...well cast, all wrapped up in a nice tidy package. Not fabulous, but not bad.
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