- Film Review
- Reviewed By Stella Papamichael
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2 out of 5
James Ellroy, the author of LA Confidential, returns to familiar territory co-writing this brooding cop drama. In fact, it's a tad too familiar, and as the detective wrestling with a moral dilemma, Keanu Reeves looks more than a little uncomfortable. A sinister Hugh Laurie is the man who makes him squirm in his seat, playing the Internal Affairs honcho who suspects that Reeves's widowed policeman has killed a fellow cop to cover previous violations. In fact, he may just be the tip of the iceberg in an above-the-law department presided over by Captain Jack Wander (Forest Whitaker). Director David Ayer (who wrote the Oscar-winning Training Day) generates a fair amount of intrigue as he examines the rogue cop's motives. It's just a shame that Reeves can't put across the same complexity, and that the script eventually succumbs to cliché.
Plot Summary
Crime drama starring Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker and Hugh Laurie. A temperamental cop is investigated by Internal Affairs as he hunts those responsible for the murder of his partner. As the scent grows stronger, he must decide whether justice should be served in a court of law, or by his own means.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Detective Tom Ludlow
- Keanu Reeves
- Captain Jack Wander
- Forest Whitaker
- Captain James Biggs
- Hugh Laurie
- Detective Paul Diskant
- Chris Evans
- Scribble
- Cedric the Entertainer
- Sergeant Mike Clady
- Jay Mohr
- Detective Terrence Washington
- Terry Crews
- Linda Washington
- Naomie Harris
- Coates
- Common
- Grill
- The Game
- Grace Garcia
- Martha Higareda
- Detective Dante Demille
- John Corbett
- The Chief
- Daryl Gates
Crew
- Director
- David Ayer
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