How often do you get Keanu Reaves, Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans, Hugh Laurie, Cedric the Entertainer in one film among others? While the script sometimes borders along the ridiculous and cringeworthy (I just wanted you to have this (smoking gun)... LOL), it's very well sold by Reeves and the rest of the cast.
In short here is the stock story. Reeves is the Dirty Harry of his generation. But he had a falling out with his partner who went totally clean and resents Reeves because... it's a movie and he saw the light of being straight and is now trying to get Reeves in trouble with Internal Affairs for going above the law. Or is he? Reeves goes to a store with a robbery about to happen in progress when it's really a hit. But the video will put Reeves in question about what he was doing there while 2 gunmen with machine guns murder his former partner. Reeves will need to navigate IA, other cops, the dangerous drug underworld to find out who the killers are.
If you can overlook some silly parts, it's a fun, cliched but well acted with a great cast and does maintain some credibility and plenty of suspense. Not great but certainly better than average and certainly better than modern tripe.
In short here is the stock story. Reeves is the Dirty Harry of his generation. But he had a falling out with his partner who went totally clean and resents Reeves because... it's a movie and he saw the light of being straight and is now trying to get Reeves in trouble with Internal Affairs for going above the law. Or is he? Reeves goes to a store with a robbery about to happen in progress when it's really a hit. But the video will put Reeves in question about what he was doing there while 2 gunmen with machine guns murder his former partner. Reeves will need to navigate IA, other cops, the dangerous drug underworld to find out who the killers are.
If you can overlook some silly parts, it's a fun, cliched but well acted with a great cast and does maintain some credibility and plenty of suspense. Not great but certainly better than average and certainly better than modern tripe.