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Street Kings (2008)
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In STREET KINGS, a police thriller directed by David Ayer, Keanu Reeves plays Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD Vice Detective. Ludlow sets out on a quest to discover the killers of his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington (Terry Crews). AcademyŽ Award winner Forest Whitaker plays Captain Wander, Ludlow's supervisor, whose duties include keeping him within the confines of the law and out of the clutches of Internal Affairs Captain Biggs (Hugh Laurie). Ludlow teams up with a young Robbery Homicide Detective (Chris Evans) to track Washington's killers through the diverse communities of Los Angeles. Their determination pays off when the two Detectives track down Washington's murderers and confront them in an attempt to bring them to justice.
| Release Date: | April 11th, 2008 |
| MPAA Rating: | R |
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Street Kings Movie Review by Tim  (9/21/2008) |
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Street Kings really fooled me. I thought that Mark Wahlberg was on the cover is the only reason I picked it up...turns out it was a scraggly Keanu Reeves. I don't like Reeves in anything...Matrix was a great film series but it was not because of him. So when I got home and realized that Wahlberg in fact was NOT in this...
(complete Street Kings review by Tim)
| Street Kings Movie Review by Martin (9/25/2009) |
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Warning - Plot spoilers ahead, but only because this movie is seriously straight forward and predictable anyway!
"Street kings" is pretty much like the hundred other cop movies there are out there. Theres corruption, the lead characters partner is killed, the lead characters lost someone in his life besides this, and is...
(complete Street Kings review by Martin)
The bona fides say this is supposed to be a solid cop movie. Directed by David Ayer, who wrote S.W.A.T., Training Day, and Dark Blue. Screenplay by James Ellroy, who wrote dark Blue with Ayer and L.A. Confidential; and Kurt Wimmer, who penned The Recruit, Equilibrium, and The Thomas Crown Affair. A cast that includes...
(complete Street Kings review by Movie Addict)
| Street Kings Movie Review by Chris (10/2/2008) |
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'Street Kings' directed by David Ayer, is a typical stereotype of every other police thriller made. It doesnt really make a difference that David Ayer has had a military background and knows a thing or two about violence or weapons, but maybe he shouldve leaned towards something more military instructed. Written by James...
(complete Street Kings review by Chris)
| Street Kings Movie Review by Jarrod (4/12/2008) |
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'Street Kings' is a fairly predictable cop thriller, gritty and violent; it works well as an action flick, but is more about deception and the seemingly endless corruption within the ranks of the LAPD. Director David Ayer wrote the screenplays for both Training Day and Dark Blue, so he knows this material well, but does...
(complete Street Kings review by Jarrod)
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