Review of Streets of Blood (2009) by Fascade F — 24 Jul 2010

Let's take it back a notch, back to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is a recovering, messed up war zone where gangs are at war and the citizens are doing anything but resting easy, even the cops.

'Streets' was a nice, raw adventure into the seedy underworld of the 'diverse' world of the Louisiana Police Unit. Some are good, some are bad. Just like any scenario or good movie (ala: Star Wars) the great thing about this movie was the realism and three dimensional nature of the characters.

Maybe not the depth of the characters so much, but more so the depth of the environment, and the pawns and bishops and kings within it. The acting was actually very good. Val Kilmer + 50 Cent made a really good, believable team.

The other cops, Pepe and Barney were some crazy mofo's! seriously! This is another one of those movies, similar to 'Street Kings' and 'Dark Blue' with Kurt Russel, that will make you ponder the true nature and intentions of the people that you think are protecting your city.

Playing strongly on the violence versus violence solution to seemingly unstoppable forces in the crime world such as the strong drug circuit displayed in this movie. It reminded me a lot of 'Training Day' also, with similar characters that end up re-thinking their very actions by the movies finale.

While Training Day may have a satisfactory and now almost historical finale, Streets of Blood sadly goes without. An odd scene between the two partners (50 Cent and Val Kilmer) is shown at the movies ending and leaves a little bit too much for the viewing audience to wonder and think about.

I think that the writing crew just got plain lazy! You'll know what I mean when you watch it. Streets of Blood was an impacting, enjoyable movie, but it definitely contained what the overzealous viewer would describe as 'horrible loose ends'! Watch it anyways and see what you think.

Good seeing Kilmer in some good, hard roles every now and then. 3-starz.