STREET KINGS

Plot:

With so much evil on the streets Capt. Wander (Whitaker) turns to Det. Ludlow (Reeves), a cop whose trying to deal with the loss of his wife, who approaches his missions with a kill first ask questions later, kamikaze type mentality.When he becomes the target for an Internal Affairs investigation spearheaded by Capt. Biggs (Laurie) acting on information by Ludlow's former partner Washington (Crews), all hell breaks out. Washington is soon murdered by two cold blooded killers, leaving Ludlow with a lot of questions and implicating him in the crime. He now must initiate his own brand of street justice in search of whose behind the plot to bring about his demise.

Reel Talk:

Ok it was kinda hard watching the robotic Keanu Reeves carry this role, but Forest Whitakers' character (he gets my vote to portray Kwame Kilpatrick if they ever make a movie about him), helped me through it. It was also a little strange seeing Hugh Laurie in another role outside of House (I know, I'm guilty of character typecasting here, but I couldn't help myself). Street Kings is a gritty, violent movie that cult urban classic junkies will enjoy.

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Cedric The Entertainer, Terry Crews, Game and Common
Directed By: David Ayers
Rated: R
I give it 3 and a half eaten corndogs

By: Corndog - The Reel Hustler