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Rich Bonaduce reviews “Brooklyn’s Finest”

Rich’s Quickie: If this IS the finest Brooklyn has to offer, run for your lives!

Fine: This is an unflinching, gritty and very depressing look at what it’s like to be a cop in Brooklyn. It’s hard-hitting and visceral, with gunplay that – although not especially plentiful – is as nasty as anything as anything you’ve seen, and you’ve probably seen most of this already.

Not so much: There are several storylines to follow at once, with some not getting as much onscreen time as others. They are also eventually connected in a Crash-like way. Trouble is, each storyline has been onscreen before; the undercover cop with torn allegiances and higher ups who seem to be screwing him over… the cop who goes bad for good reasons… the honest cop in the middle trying to sort of what he should do next…the cop near retirement who just wants to live to see the day he walks away form it all… but the twist is you haven’t seen them all in the SAME movie! A movie in which everyone seems to be having trouble with a Brooklyn accent, and wherein Wesley Snipes holds his own. In Brooklyn’s Finest, if you’re a cop, you’re probably on the take or other wise compromised. If you’re a woman, you’re a hooker. If you’re black, you’re a drug-dealer. If you’re Mexican, you’re a criminal. If you’re Caucasian, you’re white trash just trying to survive. Make no mistake, despite a slight upturn in the end; no one gets out of Brooklyn unscathed.

Movie Grade: B-

MPAA: Rated R for bloody violence throughout, strong sexuality, nudity, drug content and pervasive language.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writer(s): Michael C. Martin

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