I was sitting at home last night - girlfriend off at work, gaming friends doing who knows what AFK so I thought to myself - heck let's go see a movie!
I ended up seeing a movie that's been out for a little while - Street Kings (probably a week or 2 from DVD release) at the $1.50 theater. After sitting down I prepared myself for some violence the likes of which you normally see in a grand theft auto game.
Let's get to the story - tough LA vice special detective (Keaneu Reeves, Mr. Neo himself) is one mean S.O.B with his crew of semi-crooked cop partners busting heads and bending rules to nab bad guys. It seems Dt. Ludlow is (by his boss's own words) the "tip of the spear" and typically they send him into the most dangerous gun fights to nail the thugs who patrol LA's street nightlife.
After killing a robbing/kidnap crew single handedly and rescuing hostages Neo gets pulled into a serious dirty cop scandel that threatens to bring down not only himself but his whole department. Dirty cops it seems are everywhere in Los Angeles and evidence tampering, extortion and murder are the norm for dealing with potential problems with officers.
This is one of those gun fight movies that come out every once in a while - crime dramas that offer up a good story but mix in some serious violence to keep the audience happy. The violence level is up there but the story surprisingly is well written. Thumbs up from me as I walked out of the theater - some great characters and performances in Street Kings, check it out!
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