Review of Street Kings (2008) by Njoli K — 11 Oct 2009
Not even Forest Whitaker and Hugh Laurie could save this mess.
Director David Ayer has made 3 LA cop dramas that I have loved Dark Blue with Kurt Russell, Harsh Times with Christian Bale and of course Training Day with Denzel Washington. Sadly Street Kings to often plays as a parody of the great work that came before it. Keanu Reeves(who I don't hate) does a piss poor job as the dirty cop trying to fix things, Forest Whitaker and Hugh Laurie both do decent jobs but the bad dialog and cliche writing marginalize there talents. I think it's time for David Ayer to move on from this genre it's obvious that he's given all he can to it and is out of ideas.
This review of Street Kings (2008) was written by Njoli K on 11 Oct 2009.
Street Kings has generally received positive reviews.
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