Street Kings

( 2008 )

****

Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, Forest Whitaker, these are just a few big names that are in this action-packed cop drama.  When I saw this movie, I had no idea what it was about.  I never read or watched any reviews, I never saw any trailers, nothing.  The only thing I knew was there was a strong male cast in this film, and one guy loved it, so what did I do, I felt spontaneous, and had to see a movie, and this one simply was calling out my name.

So what this movie basically is, is about a group of vigilante cops who take matters into their own hands when it comes to what they believe is right.  An ex-partner of Keanu Reeve’s character ratted him out, and Hugh Laurie’s character stepped into the view.  He played a cop who was out for dirty cops, and he was convinced Keanu’s character was dirty.  So in order to keep his character in the down-low, he was forced to work a desk job for the time being.

When his ex-partner was completely destroyed by machine guns, Keanu felt it was his duty to find his old partners killers, and put justice in his own hands.  Apart from the fact that his boss and colleagues told him not to.  He simply would not put the death aside, and let the killers go, he believed they needed to be put down, for good.

The movie was pretty good, kept me interested for the most part.  They even threw some nice twisting endings at the end.  So I was pretty satisfied with the whole movie.  I give this 4 stars, and wouldn’t recommend this to anyone that has a light stomach.  There are some gruesome scenes.  Peace Out.