Street Kings

David Ayer's 'Street Kings' is an average action fare, with not much going for it. The problem with 'Street Kings' is it's story, it's plain outdated. The film has a few gripping moments, and a likable performance by Keanu Reeves. But apart from the pluses mentioned above, nothing really works in this attempt. A film on corrupt cops, drug-trafficking is something we've seen many, many times before. Plus, the twist in the finale leaves no impact whatsoever. You can easily point out who'll be the culprits, there is novelty in the writing or the execution. In the acting department, As mentioned Keanu Reeves rules the show with a likable performance. Chris Evans is decent in a brief role. Forest Whitaker is alright. Hugh Laurie is wasted. A great actor like him deserved more footage. Cedric the Entertainer is routine. Others are adequate. 'Street Kings' is, at best, an average fare. Watch it if you've got nothing to do.

He has presence and action but dialogue is not his strong point. As soon as we move from Wick/Neo to a bit of acting the scene dies. Whittaker seems to stumble around trying to find a good place to show his ability and Laurie can't believe he makes more money than Fry. Violent and well made, it's a shame the decent movie making bit went wrong.

A damning indictment of LA law enforcement...or possibly not if (as I suspect) this is not a documentary. A pretty engaging watch with a shocking ending (I mean really?!) British people if you want cheering up rewatch 'The thin blue line' and feel proud (I know not all police people are quite like that but still) American people I have no idea what your equivalent is....

I suppose it's not terrible for a movie to be clichéd, just so long as it delivers something else more attention grabbing. Until I saw Street Kings, I never would have thought it possible for Keanu Reeves to give such a performance. This film could be looked at as doing to Reeves what Running Scared did for Paul Walker. LAPD detective Tom Ludlow is in a store with his partner when two guys come in and blow the place to bits, killing the partner as well. Considering that Ludlow was off duty, the perps got away unnoticed, and the security cam footage is kind of muddled, the department makes Ludlow a suspect. For some reason the department wants to keep things under wraps, which may make trouble for Ludlow when he starts to do a little of his own investigating to catch the killers. I enjoyed the film for what it is, and until I see another entry in Keanu Reeves resume which could be considered a 'performance', I won't be forgetting this for a while.

Well worth a view. Not so much an all star movie, which it ckearly is, but more of an incredibly talented bunch of actors. All well cast and performing on all cylinders. Watch it carefully and step into their underworld. Nice film.

Street Kings was a complete failure as a film mainly as a result of a almost incoherent story line and cringe-worthy dialogue. Without spoiling the film, all I can really say is that Street Kings is filled with character actions that leave the viewer scratching his or her head. It fails to link actions to character, or explain relationships between characters. It does have some brutal action scenes, which added some liveliness, but much of the movie was various characters vaguely explaining what has happened, leaving the viewer bored as hell. However, boredom is alleviated by the non-stop barrage of corny dialogue and lame clichés. The ending just tops it off, as it makes no logical sense, nor emotional sense, and the final climax of the film was a real let down. If i hadn't seen this film for free, I would have been very upset.

Excellent film, Reeves is well cast and it will keep you entertained. Recommend it!

As we all know the director of training day directed this film and the similarities are evident, from the rising sun and generally to the whole film in nature. However it wasn't unique or better than training day whatsoever. True it would be unfair to compare, but it just leads me to compare. The acting was good, but the crucial thing was their is nothing that separates it and makes it a fantastic film. Well more thought should have been given to the film because the potential was there, but it just didn't make it. But to give it credit, the action scenes were on the dot and gave me the shrills. The story could have been more realistically done, and Hollywood has much influence on this film.

Street Kings Achieved What Other Cop Based Movies Never Depicted. The Agility, Tension, Tautness, Struggle , Society Perception About A Cop's Life Is Very Well Picturised By The Director And Very Well Acted By A Good Cast. Keanu Reeves Was Near Perfect As A Distreesed And Ruthless Detective, Forest Whitaker Delivers Another Very Good Performance As Keanu's Deputy And Clive Owen Held His Own Very Well In His Brief Role. Kudos To The Director Who Paid Sincere Attention To Every Little Facts. The Street Chase And Funfights Were Well Handled With No Excesses.The Movie's Pace Was Streamlined With No Bore Parts.The Background Score Was Very Good.The Climax Was Sincere With The Film's Plot. Overall, Watch This Movie. Don't Go For Ratings Or LoopHoles Cause By The Time You Have Finished Watching The Movie, You Will Appreciate It Like Me... My Verdict: 8/10

Keanu Reeves may not be the box office star he was some years ago but this movie still deserves a watch. It's a classy 'good cop, bad cop' movie with some standard twists ... who's the good cop and who's the bad cop? The action is steady and the dialogue even steadier. If only I had a dollar for each wry quote from the movie! The one this missing is the love interest. Yes, there are a few ladies - they mourn, they grieve and they're sexy but they are peripheral to the movie. It's almost as if the writer threw the women into the script because no one watches a movie without women - or do they? In summary, a good detective thriller which will keep viewers engrossed until the very end.