Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

cinemajesty Movie Review: "Brooklyn's Finest" (2009)Produced and directed with the best intentions by director Antoine Fuqua to create a masterful hyper-realistic crime-thriller including three strong leading men Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle and Richard Gere and a special appearance by Wesley Snipes as prison-released character of Caz; nevertheless this movie premiering on January 16th 2009 at Sundance Film Festival and then parked for another year in some non-realized distribution deal-in-the-making ambience with picture-neglecting deep-industry-connected producers John Thompson and Basil Iwanyk, who hardly convinced director Antoine Fuqua to deliver empathetic meaning within a overly-structured storyline of three cops in the service for more or less in favors for the New York Police Force, when stark realities hit in feminine-state-of-existence-denying scenes of violence with gun, fist and up talking mouths that this well-crafted but utterly cold crime-thriller in its unbalanced 125-Minute-Editorial by cutter Barbara Tulliver vanishes from the spectre's mind as soon as curtains roll.© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

grantss Great movie, and surprisingly so. I expected your average common-or- garden cop drama. Instead I got a gritty, well-thought-out drama, which poses many philosophical questions, and highlights some of the moral issues police face. Solid plot and good direction by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, King Arthur, Tears of the Sun, Shooter). Characters are developed well and intrigue and pace are maintained well. Direction feels like a mixture of Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino.All-star cast - Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ellen Barkin - delivers in spades.Worth watching.

Scott LeBrun This is a compelling tale of the dedicated cops of NYC, those men who work the mean streets and are affected day after day by what they see. They each have their own issues that they must deal with, and they don't all deal with them that effectively. Overall, the film does have a feeling of familiarity but it *also* has a feeling of real authenticity. That's thanks in no small part to some very sharp acting and no-nonsense, no frills direction from Antoine Fuqua. Fuqua rarely lets melodrama get in the way of honest storytelling. He never glamorizes the world of either the cops or the crooks, and, with the help of his cast, creates some characters who live in a "shades of grey", realistic universe.Three different stories of three different lawmen are told, all of which converge at the same location late in the film. Ethan Hawke is Sal, a man with a family who robs from criminal scum because his salary can't cover the expenses of caring for an ailing, pregnant wife (Lili Taylor) and moving to a better residence. Don Cheadle plays Tango, an undercover cop unhappy with the fact that he's being forced to build a case against an old friend, Caz (Wesley Snipes) in order for him to make detective. And Richard Gere has the role of Eddie, a veteran uniformed officer who's due to retire shortly and who has become a very world weary and jaded type.The first rate ensemble also includes Will Patton as Tangos' demanding boss, Ellen Barkin as the uncaring, ambitious Agent Smith, Michael K. Williams as the lowlife Red, Brian F. O'Byrne as Sals' comrade Ronny, and Shannon Kane as Eddies' gal pal Chantel. There are cameo roles for the lovely Lela Rochon (who in real life is Mrs. Fuqua), and Vincent D'Onofrio. Everybody involved delivers a fine performance, but Cheadle and Gere are particularly good.Screenwriter Michael C. Martin and director Fuqua aren't afraid to get grim - overall "Brooklyn's Finest" has a very serious tone - although in the end, they also are able to inject some level of hope and redemption.Eight out of 10.

Prismark10 Brooklyn's Finest is an urban morality tale where director Antoine Fuqua visits themes he dealt in Training Day and here includes Ethan Hawke now playing a veteran cop with money troubles, a large family, crummy house and tempted to steal drugs money to makes ends meet.Richard Gere is a cop on the verge of retirement playing it safe much to the annoyance of a new partner he has to babysit and it looks even his colleagues have little respect for him. Gere's only comfort is a close relationship with a prostitute.Don Cheadle is a cop in deep cover, maybe undercover for too long, he wants out, a promotion but he trusts his superiors less than he does the gangsters he is mingling with.Like the film Crash, the lives of these three cops and their storyline collide and it may not lead to a happy ending.The story is not original and difficult to do with a fresh twist so relies on its performances. All three leads with a supporting cast that includes Wesley Snipes and Ellen Barkin do well, even the minor roles are effective.I guess Gere is probably too old to play even a cop on the verge of retirement but he seems to be the heart of the film, someone who burnt out years ago but wants to find long term happiness when he retires and makes one last attempt in being a cop and take a risk.