Abstract
Starring:
Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Forest Whitaker, Common,
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Review:
Police corruption is always a juicy theme for a balls-out action
flick. And here?s Keanu Reeves going all butch and trigger-happy as
LAPD hardass Tom Ludlow, a hothead who bends the law with the
blessing of his commanding officer, Jack Wander (Forest Whitaker,
pushing way too hard). Reeves struggles mightily for the brute
force that felt second nature to Russell Crowe in the great
L.A. Confidential, from a novel by James Ellroy, who
shares writing credit for Street Kings. Director David
Ayer also labors under the shadow of the vital script he wrote for
Training Day. The acting? Common and the Game score as
baddies, but Hugh Laurie as an acid-tongued internal-affairs cop is
disappointingly just House without the limp. Don?t get me
wrong. Street Kings clips along with brutal efficiency,
but...
Rating:
2 Stars
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