I've read some reviews on here that slag off this movie because they claim the plot is incoherent and makes no sense. Well I have to totally disagree with that, and can only assume that those reviewers have phenomenally low IQs.
The film follows a few days in the life of Keanu's character- an old school cop who ruthlessly takes out the bad guys and lies through his teeth to get the job done. In that sense he is a corrupt cop, but he's not on the take, and as the movie unfolds he discovers his ex partner is grassing him up to Internal Affairs and he must get to the bottom of a cop killing incident that increasingly stinks of blackmail, dirty money and cops betraying cops. I think that's as much as I can say without giving anything away.
My main criticism of this film is that for me, the plot and the twists were far too obvious. So if your one of those people like me who sees twists coming a mile off, but hates it when that happens, you may be disappointed. So I recommend either switching off your brain or giving yourself a congratulatory pat on the back when your guesses are gradually confirmed as the movie unfolds. You can then laugh at the idiots on IMDb who couldn't make sense of it.
There's plenty of shoot outs, some decent action, and an interesting slant on the Internal Affairs scenario. Admittedly many of the characters are clichés but what cop thriller isn't riddled with them? And besides, clichés are clichés because they are often spot on to reality. Hugh Laurie has a small but significant role as a 'House' version of an Internal Affairs officer. I was annoyed by the ending, in that certain faceless and unknown corrupt officials appear to end up being protected and not pay for their crimes, but on reflection I realise that had this story been a true one, then that would have been exactly what would have happened.
All in all a good effort, not in Training Day's league but let's face it that was something extraordinary. Don't listen to the dunce's that claim the plot is a mess and doesn't make sense, it's just that those reviewers are so thick they have to crap on anything they don't understand and really should be watching The Telly Tubbies instead.
The film follows a few days in the life of Keanu's character- an old school cop who ruthlessly takes out the bad guys and lies through his teeth to get the job done. In that sense he is a corrupt cop, but he's not on the take, and as the movie unfolds he discovers his ex partner is grassing him up to Internal Affairs and he must get to the bottom of a cop killing incident that increasingly stinks of blackmail, dirty money and cops betraying cops. I think that's as much as I can say without giving anything away.
My main criticism of this film is that for me, the plot and the twists were far too obvious. So if your one of those people like me who sees twists coming a mile off, but hates it when that happens, you may be disappointed. So I recommend either switching off your brain or giving yourself a congratulatory pat on the back when your guesses are gradually confirmed as the movie unfolds. You can then laugh at the idiots on IMDb who couldn't make sense of it.
There's plenty of shoot outs, some decent action, and an interesting slant on the Internal Affairs scenario. Admittedly many of the characters are clichés but what cop thriller isn't riddled with them? And besides, clichés are clichés because they are often spot on to reality. Hugh Laurie has a small but significant role as a 'House' version of an Internal Affairs officer. I was annoyed by the ending, in that certain faceless and unknown corrupt officials appear to end up being protected and not pay for their crimes, but on reflection I realise that had this story been a true one, then that would have been exactly what would have happened.
All in all a good effort, not in Training Day's league but let's face it that was something extraordinary. Don't listen to the dunce's that claim the plot is a mess and doesn't make sense, it's just that those reviewers are so thick they have to crap on anything they don't understand and really should be watching The Telly Tubbies instead.