Keanu Reeves, Chris Evans, Jay Mohr
Tom Ludlow (Reeves) is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up aga...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008
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September 18, 2009Police corruption movies have been done a lot of times. Nothing special about this one, real random casting. Keanu, Forest Whitaker, The Human Torch, Common, House Dude, Jay Mohr? Not terrible but not good enough to watch again.
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July 31, 2009all i have to say is forget dirty harry. keanu plays ladlow... a sidewinder missile of a detective, an unstoppable force if you will, and forest whitaker is always a god when it comes to acting. nice support from jay mohr too who i last saw in "go". keanu's best role since consta...( read more)
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June 9, 2009Street Kings is about a dirty cop named Tom (Keanu Reeves) who suddenly realizes the err of his ways and works to fix things. And then changes his mind. Then changes it again. He changes his mind yet again. Repeat. The main problem with Tom is that his demeanor changes so often t...( read more)
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April 7, 2009This isnt too bad, its not great but it works. The cast is pretty good, Whitaker being the best of course, Reeves is better than usual but nothing special. The story is the usual cops gone bad scenario but it is made really well and does look cool. The action sequences are done w...( read more)
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November 6, 2009I don't understand why this movie gets so little love. It is excelent, I dont know why the people whine about the cast (its damn good i think). It starts out a little cliche, but instead of developing into a normal action movie with nothing but gunfire and explosionsit develops i...( read more)
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November 3, 2009David Ayer's violent, over-the-top melodrama swings for the fences, attempting (apparently) to be the corrupt cop film to end all corrupt cop films - and that's the best thing that can be said for it. Keanu Reeves stars as Detective Tom Ludlow, a drunken, racist, widower who is a...( read more)
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November 1, 2009Pretty cool movie and it was able to do something different with the corrupt cop sorta story. With a very strong cast, the story developed well after a slow start, where parts were confusing. I liked the pairing of Reeves and Evans and it's still funny how Evans is in all these H...( read more)
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October 22, 2009For some strange reason I love watching this movie even though I get mad that Chris Evans was shot...but I guess it happens.
Critic Reviews
April 11, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
April 11, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Like director David Ayer's previous movies (he wrote Training Day), Street Kings is about the joy of badass coppery. full review
April 11, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Street Kings wobbles increasingly as it runs along, beginning well, growing so-so and culminating in a preposterous here's-what-it-all-means confession by the main villain. full review
April 11, 2008
Kurt Loder, MTV
What drags the film down, and in the end sinks it, is its unimaginatively complete grimness and cynicism. full review
April 11, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
There's a lot to appreciate in Street Kings, a tight, propulsive action thriller, but there's one thing to marvel at, and that's James Ellroy's command of story. full review
April 10, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Much of the casting is dead-on, from Cedric the Entertainer as a street dealer to Jay Mohr as a slimy cop and Chris Evans as an earnest rookie who saddles up with Reeves' Ludlow for an ill-fated ride. full review
April 10, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Don't get me wrong. Street Kings clips along with brutal efficiency, but the plot that sets up Tom for a frame-up is, in critic parlance, a strain on credulity. full review
April 9, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
If only Street Kings' director, David Ayers, and screenwriter, James Ellroy, had the wit to complement Keanu's ingenuity; instead, Street Kings unintentionally provokes laughter. full review
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March 4, 2009Keanu act always make me want to watch all of His movie,,he can act romance,action,superhero,ext...i hope he can play my fav superhero someday "SUPERMAN",and his would be Perfect actor for me....:) good work ke'anu...
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November 22, 2008Great action/bad cop movie!! A must see. Alot of A list actors as well.
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April 8, 2008Cant wait till Friday.
Get to see Chris Evans on the big screen
again.Its been a while since Fantastic Four
Rise of the Silver Surfer.And Sunshine
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February 25, 2008The name has been changed to Street Kings and according to IMDB scheduled to open in theaters April 2008.
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August 25, 2007Keanu Reeves and Chris Evans? Both great actors so this should be pretty good :)
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