Rotten
Any movie that ends on a freeze frame of Richard Gere walking stoically away from a crime scene teeming with police car lights can't be all good.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Brooklyn's Finest
This is War. This is Brooklyn.
2010 · 2h 12m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Antoine Fuqua
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Antoine Fuqua Director
- Richard Gere as Eddie Dugan
- Don Cheadle as Tango
- Ethan Hawke as Sal
- Wesley Snipes as Caz
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Bobby 'Carlo' Powers
- Ellen Barkin as Agent Smith
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Red
- Shannon Kane as Chantel
- Brían F. O'Byrne as Ronny Rosario
- Will Patton as Lt. Bill Hobarts
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
43%
Tomatometer
Rotten
As directed by Antoine Fuqua, the film is well-acted, occasionally hair-raising but ultimately made from stale material.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Tawdry, slick and self-consciously gritty.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
The problem for filmmakers trying to make this kind of movie is that they are now operating in a post-Wire world.
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
On second thought, Brooklyn's Finest does indeed provide a new genre twist. This must be the only cop movie ever made where a character is driven off the deep end by mold.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
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