Street Kings is a movie is a movie that drives you from euphoria to deception in an hour and a half. A police thriller full of action, drama and suspense. The story about Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him, is interesting but a little predictable, with some loose ends and with a lack of a closure at the end. The cast is really good, all-star actors (Reeves, Whitaker, Laurie, Chris Evans and Jay Mohr) but I feel some of the performances kinda weak. Keanu was good but with not the enough power the character needed. Forest as always excellent as the corrupt police chief, Hugh Laurie was amazing although at some moments his character reminded me to House because if his ironic way of talking. To conclude, its a movie that could offer a lot more than it gives. If you liked Training Day you will like this MovieRead full review
Features actors: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Cedric The Entertainer, Chris Evans, Common The Game. This city of LA is full of crime, lies, conspiracry & murder. Tom Ludlow is one cop who thinks he is indestructable.When 2 twin girls have gone missing the pressure on the cops to find the girls is on.Tom plays by his own rules, where no ordinary cop will go in order to rescue the girls from some korean men on a bad side of town.Once the girls are found his district gets all the glory for rescuing them.His captain Jack Wander praises him, and keeps sending him on different cases.When his ex-parter Washington doesn't agree with the way he does things he lets it be known.But when a convient store robbery men kill Washington, Tom will stop at nothing to find these men.But what he finds he may wish he hasn't.Once evidence implicates him in a murder of a fellow officer, he is now the new target of a corrupt police department.Can he stay alive long enough to open his eyes to whats going on around him before it's too late?? This was a good movie, with great actors.A lot of action, but also a lot of killing, guns, blood & profanity.Would recommend to rent.Hope this helps you decide!Please click YES at the bottom.Thanks for taking the time to read this. :)Read full review
I purchased Street Kings after a trailer I watched on another movie. This movie start Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, 2 actors I enjoy watching very much. Street Kings puts Reeves as a total good cop against Whitaker a corrupt cop as a seemingly good cop. There is a lot of drama and action and some surprises. The plot is one that has been done before, that much is not new to me. Reeves character is one he's done before as well. I was surprised that Whitaker turned out to be not as honest as he leads a person to believe during the movie. Given the fact that Reeves is in this movie I already knew that his character would not die at the end but it did surprise me that, again at the end, there was no lead into a sequel as there is in so many of his other movies. The movie is worth while watching if you like either Reeves or Whitaker but it is not one that you cannot stop watching. It is not the best work of either actor but it is not the worst work. For people who like the continuous drama it's a good movie but predictable. On a scale of 1 to 5 this would be slightly above a 3. I liked it but it would not be a movie I could watch over and over again.Read full review
They rule the streets - they are the Street Kings. This movie has really made a pleasant change and one that is for the better - a good action and thriller genre movie which cannot be missed by those who like to watch such movies. A Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer, who has lost his wife, finds it very difficult to navigate his life. But then, one night he is on a mission to save two Korean children who have been missing. The mission is a success and he is named a hero. But then his ex - partner comes up against him and he decides to follow him when he is killed in an armed robbery. This forces him to go against the so - called "cop" culture" and he begins to question loyalties of everyone around him. Written by James Elleroy and Kurt Wimmer, the movie stars Keanu Reeves, Forrest Whittaker, and Hugh Laurie and is directed by David Ayer. Its good to see Keanu Reeves back in action along with Forrest Whittaker, who is remembered for his role as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland." This movie has brought back the nostalgic times of watching good action and thriller movies regarding "cops" and one which has action from the very beginning till the end and is able to keep you glued to the screen. Yes! It does have a lot of swearing and a lot of blood but that is a part of this movie. But never the less it is a movie that is worth while watching.Read full review
Oh how I wish they never came up with movie trailers !! see I watch movies just like the next guy, my problem is that I hate watching movie trailers because they always give you more than you want, sometimes those 30 or 60 seconds are just like watching the whole movie, well not in this case.. I never even wanted to go see Street Kings simply because its preview which I saw in the "upcoming attractions" a couple of weeks earlier, simply turned me off, so I go see that movie with a friend and I was really surprised, in a good way. I never even thought of Keanu Reeves as a serious actor ! I pretty much liked everything about the movie, yeah it was a Hollywood action movie but who cares, it was a good one, casting was almost perfect, of course it's always to see my beloved Charger SRT8 :) ... Street Kings was an enjoyable experience for me, it's not the most original story, not the smartest lines, but it has some of the dark and tense feeling that "Training Day" had, which I also enjoyed a lot. I hope this was helpful...Read full review
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