Street Kings (2008)

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Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Rating: R
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008
Running Time: 108 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
director: David Ayer
synopsis
Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD Vice Detective, sets out on a quest to discover the killers of his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington. Captain Wander's, Ludlow's supervisor, duties include keeping him within the confines of the law--and out of the clutches of Internal Affairs Captain Biggs. Ludlow teams up with a young Robbery Homicide Detective to track Washington's killers through the diverse communities of Los Angeles. Their determination pays off when the two detectives track down Washington's murderers and confront them in an attempt to bring them to justice.
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rating  PETER TRAVERS - April 17, 2008

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… Continued

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This bloody L.A. showdown pitting rogue cop vs. dirty cops is nothing more than Training Day mashed with Dark Blue. It could be because David Ayer had a hand in writing all three streetwise tales of police corruption.

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Boy, does Ayer have it in for crooked cops. He's on a one-man crusade to rid Los Angeles of anyone on the job who happens to be on the take. Heck, he's even willing to ferret out aspiring police officers whom he believes would only bring shame to the L.A.P.D., as shown by his… Continued

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Detective Paul Diskant
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Detective Dante Demille
Linda Washington
Detective Cosmo Santos
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