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Street Kings

Sunday, 4. May 2008, 05:52:26

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Keanu Reeves plays a LAPD cop who gets caught up in a cat and mouse game of murder and violence. Reeves learns from his boss (Forest Whitaker) that a former partner has been turning over dirty details about him. When Reeves goes to confront the former partner, two thugs shoot the partner down so Whitaker must cover up the fact that Reeves was there because it would look like Reeves called out a hit on his partner. This here is where the trouble begins because Reeves wants vengeance for his partners death and soon he begins to uncover a dirty game of money and death.

The plot has too many unconnected and essentially useless strands, and too many undeveloped characters whose purpose is either to kill or be killed. Banal, is the word that first springs to mind. And I hated the ending.

:star: out of 6.

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So, then you can tell us the ending, I suppose no one would like to go to see it :D

By gdare, # 4. May 2008, 06:24:47

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I dislike most films with Keanu Reeves in. They're usually all the same. I won't see this.

However, have you seen A Scanner Darkly? It has him in it but it's actually very good.

By Spaggyj, # 4. May 2008, 07:05:32

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I was looking forward to Street Kings!

By Cois, # 4. May 2008, 09:12:49

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@ Darko ~ I don't think any of my reviews have contained spoilers, and neither will this one! :D

@ Kimmie ~ No, I haven't seen A Scanner Darkly, in fact I haven't even heard of it. Is it a new one?

@ Cois ~ I have read some other reviews of Street Kings, and it seems that either you love it or you hate it, so I think you should see it anyway. :smile:

By attilasoul, # 4. May 2008, 09:56:59

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I've only read bad reviews about this one. Don't think I'll see it. Too bad, because I like Forest Whitaker.

By rose-marie, # 4. May 2008, 12:20:12

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He plays ok in this movie though. But I wont buy it when it's out on DVD. :smile:

By attilasoul, # 4. May 2008, 13:08:23

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I actually liked the ending but I do think it was weak blah blah blah

:devil:

By ripp2002, # 4. May 2008, 15:23:44

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No, A Scanner Darkly is a year old, maybe two. It's a hybrid of live action and illustration - I'm not sure how they edited it but it seems they filmed all the acting and stuff and added effects. It was really cool, in a cult, you have to think about it kinda way.

By Spaggyj, # 4. May 2008, 17:06:54

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Thanks for the review, Attila. Now I'll skip this movie and watch something else instead.

By FXM256, # 4. May 2008, 17:33:41

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@ Ripp ~ Weak?! Yeah, well, that's pretty precise! I was disappointed in it!

@ Kimmie ~ I just checked it (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405296/). I don't think it has been up in Danish cinemas, but I can check if the dvd store has it next time I'm there. :up:

@ Marcus ~ Please tell if you see something that's worth watching. :smile:

By attilasoul, # 4. May 2008, 19:09:56

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Weak as in short or quick. I liked the good guy versus bad guy conflict and resolution but it just needed more.

:devil:

By ripp2002, # 4. May 2008, 19:45:09

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