Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010 "This is War. This is Brooklyn."
Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

6.7 | 2h13m | R | en | Drama

Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.

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6.7 | 2h13m | R | en | Drama , Thriller , Crime | More Info
Released: March. 04,2010 | Released Producted By: Nu Image , Millennium Media Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.

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Richard Gere , Don Cheadle , Ethan Hawke

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Lauren Buckley

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Nu Image , Millennium Media

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Finfrosk86 I got inspired to talk like a gangster while I watched this, as it has quite a lot of gangster lingo.Nawmsayin'? You know, I found this movie right here to be like, you know, it's like entertaining and sh*t, but it's nothing special nawmsayin'?It prolly won't get stuck up in yo' head like a hot slug, seemsayin? But it's aait, B. It's aait.OK, seriously. This movie is pretty entertaining. The acting is good, it's nicely paced. The action is solid. I like the sound design. Good, crisp, shooting sounds and what not.I do got some beef with the plot, though. I appreciate what they're trying to do here, but it's just a little too much. Some of the stuff that happens make you think like, damn, those are some major ass coincidences! It's just not believable. And that's not something I'm usually bothered by, but since this is supposed to be realistic and grimy, it kind of pulls you out a little. Now, it is cool to see each main characters "story", and it is rather engaging, but the story as a whole is just a little hard to swallow. There are also some, how to put it, inconsistencies with some of the characters. Not that much, but enough for me to notice. Anyway, you can do a lot worse than this, but there are better alternatives out there too. At the moment I got a thing for these kinds of movies, cops, gangsters, corruption, the works, and I think "Street Kings" is a way better movie. Although not totally the same. "Training Day" is also an obvious pick. And I like "Sabotage" too.
Python Hyena Brooklyn's Finest (2009): Dir: Antoine Fuqua / Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle, Wesley Snipes, Lili Taylor: Excellent cop drama thriller about image. It follows three distinctive cops who are poised to go the wrong directions. Richard Gere plays a veteran officer of 32 years who is a week away from retirement but hates his job. His only friend seems to be a prostitute. He guzzles liquor in the morning and forces himself to undertake the daily tasks, which includes rookie training. During one of his down moments he is redeemed when he comes across a sex dungeon where three women are held prisoner. Ethan Hawke plays an officer who is married and has two children and twins on the way. He murders drug dealers and steals the money to pay for a home for his family. Unlike Gere who will find redemption, Hawke further falls from grace until ultimate consequence take effect. Don Cheadle plays an undercover officer who yearns for a desk job. He is promised such if he sets up a criminal friend who just got out of prison. When he decides against the setup it is too late and he learns what true law corruption is. Wesley Snipes plays a criminal whom Cheadle is reluctant to bring down due to a past friendship. This is one of the best performances by Snipes who is not guilty, but deemed guilty only by law officials. Lili Taylor plays Hawke's wife who is pregnant with twins and worried about their living conditions. Directed with insight by Antoine Fuqua who previously made Training Day. The film examines the flaws of these officers and the duties they are assigned to fulfil. Score: 10 / 10
SnoopyStyle The movie follows three cops in Brooklyn. Sal Procida (Ethan Hawke) is desperate for money for his family and is willing to kill for it. Eddie Dugan (Richard Gere) is a suicidal loner drunk who is about to retire and is assigned to mentor rookies on the beat. Tango Butler (Don Cheadle) is an undercover cop told to bust Caz Phillips (Wesley Snipes) who once saved his life.I really like Gere's performance as the rundown cop. It may be that I find his character the most compelling. It would be perfectly fine to only follow his story. Director Antoine Fuqua has shown his skills in this genre. However Cheadle's character is a bit too cliché and Snipes is channeling from another era. Hawke is also not quite that compelling. He needs more intensity or more pressure. Of the three stories, I like Gere's the most and Cheadle's the least. It all averages out to a middling movie.
med_1978 There are so many clichés in this thriller, which somewhat overshadows some fine performances.Don Cheadle plays the cop undercover who feels a strong allegiance to a drug dealer (Wesley Snipes) that saved his life. He is trying to get out of the game, due to what it has cost him in terms of his family. He wants to make detective first grade, but he has to betray his friend in order to attain the life he wants.Ethan Hawke plays a cop who is breaking the law in order and taking money from drugs raids in order to save up to buy a house for sick wife & his growing family.Richard Gere play a burnt out cop with only a week left to retirement. He's seeing a prostitute whom he eventually falls for and drinking a lot. He is forced to take on a rookie partner due to a new training programme brought in. He tells his seniors he doesn't want this that he is not someone to look up to and a role model for the younger officers but they tell him its a new programme and he fits the requirements due to his experience.