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"The Story of Three Cops"
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BROOKLYN'S FINEST as written by Michael C. Martin and directed by Antoine Fuqua ('Training Day', 'Shooter') provides an intense study of the live of three Brooklyn policemen and details how they are all on the brink of being burned out by the grisly requirements of their work in one of the most crime infested areas in the country. Richard Gere is Eddie, a veteran cop with seven days to go before retirement who is assigned to a couple of Rookies to be a role model: Eddie's only moments of tranquility come from alcohol and from steady encounters with hooker Chantel (Shannon Kane in one of the film's finest roles). Don Cheadle is Tango, an undercover narcotics division cop assigned to a sting operation driven by the only female detective Ellen Barkin that involves a old friend Caz (Wesley Snipes): Tango is consumed by conflict and is mentally worn thin by his work. Ethan Hawke is Sal, married to diabetic Angela (Lili Taylor), pregnant with twins: Sal has tried everything (even dirty cop tactics and maneuvers) to get enough cash to move his growing beloved family to a better home. These three stories weave simultaneously throughout the film and finally come together in a surprising twist at the end.
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The film has the look of the subject of the movie: everything is dark, dirty, infested with vermin and all manner of crime, and intertwined with mean streets. It captures the grit of the story and manages to allow us to understand each of the main characters. There is a point of contention in the writing: a vast portion of the script is written (and subsequently delivered) in street talk so foul that it becomes annoying. Most of the dialogue within the gang scenes is not understandable: turn on the subtitles and the mystery of what is being said is not clarified at all. This may make the film more realistic but it hides the simple ability to communicate verbally in the slang of the streets. There is a considerable amount of unnecessary, sycophantic brutality and violence, but then that is what the film is about. There is some fine acting here, but be prepared for a lot of noise and violence. Grady Harp, July 10
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Brooklyn's Finest is a 2010 American crime film starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, and Wesley Snipes. It is directed byAntoine Fuqua, and written by Michael C. Martin, a one-time subway flagger from East New York.[2] It was the first film to sell at the 2009Sundance Film Festival, for a sales price of "under 5 million dollars."[3] The film was released in North America on March 5, 2010.
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Brooklyn's Finest is a 2010 American crime film starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, and Wesley Snipes. It is directed byAntoine Fuqua, and written by Michael C. Martin, a one-time subway flagger from East New York.[2] It was the first film to sell at the 2009Sundance Film Festival, for a sales price of "under 5 million dollars."[3] The film was released in North America on March 5, 2010.
Plot:
The film takes place within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of Brooklyn and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects in theNYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three policemen struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.
The opening scene shows two men sitting in a parked car having a conversation, the man in the drivers seat, Carlo (Vincent D'Onofrio) is then shot unexpectedly in the face by the passenger (revealed to be Sal) who then robs Carlo and runs off.
Detective Salvatore "Sal" Procida (Ethan Hawke), desperate for money to feed and house his rapidly growing family, has started pocketing the money left on the table during drug raids. Deeply religious, he finds that he's in the bad place of trying to reconcile his misdeeds with his needs. The mold ...
Director:
Antoine Fuqua
Genre:
Drama
Release Date:
March 05, 2010
MPAA Rating:
R
Runtime:
2hrs 5min
Studio:
Overture Films/Anchor Bay Entertainment
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