Much like Training Day, Antoine Fuqua’s most creative film, Brooklyn’s Finest grabs you, shakes you around and then drops you off a 10-story building.  Well that’s how it affected me anyway.  I loved the film -- from its cringing beginning to the surprise ending.  If you like films that are gritty and grisly, then this flick should be high on your list to see.

The story centers on three New York City cops who are from the same precinct, but in different departments trying to beat the odds of not succumbing to their trade.  With only seven days remaining until his retirement, Eddie Dugan (Gere) reluctantly takes one last gig with a rookie to help the youngster adjust to his harsh beat, a neighborhood where you do not take chances on even the most trivial street crime.  In the meantime, Narcotics officer Sal Procida (Hawke), up to his eyeballs in debt and wanting to get out of the job that has mentally tortured his life and family, has set up a scheme to provide a better life for his wife and children.  Simultaneously, undercover cop Tango (Cheadle) finds himself in the middle of a dilemma involving the gang he has infiltrated and his friend, newly paroled Chaz (Snipes).  The three wind their way through some rough days until they come to the last one, from which they will never recover.

The acting in this film is amazing with intriguing performances by Cheadle, Hawke and Gere.  They have a superb support team that makes the film very realistic and stunning.  I have never seen Gere in a more challenging role; one that he handled with ease, creating a burned-out officer that has to live up to his code of honor in the gritty streets of New York.  Cheadle shows that he can be a tough undercover cop in some very chilling situations.  Backed up to the wall, his choices aren’t easy, and as Tango, he treats us to some very suspenseful scenes.  But, the showman here is Hawke, playing the long-time cop who lets greed get the better of him.  Hawke’s fire portraying Procida comes off the screen in scenes where his conflicted mind gets the better of him.

Brooklyn’s Finest is rated R for bloody violence throughout, strong sexuality, nudity, drug content and pervasive language.

The film will surely be a classic in the vein of The Departed, Training Day and New Jack City.  It’s destined to be in my collection of all-time police film greats.

FINAL ANALYSIS: A cop thriller that kicks butt!

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Zeyrdda  - drama with politeness   |2010-03-11 05:25:35 ya it was quite a deep drama for sure and last thi ng the cops need is to get stuck into theaters. ho w ever movie starts to give much as respect to the cops and with many of gang work it begins to cree p down too. with my dad i saw the movie and it was nice to see. Source http://80millionmoviesfree. com Reply 0 0

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