Street Kings (2008)
A detective, as played by Keanu Reeves, is implicated in the murder of a fellow officer during a hold up at a convenience store and must struggle to clear himself as he uncovers a web of corruption with Internal Affairs closing in on him.
Written by L.A. Confidential's James Ellroy, Street Kings, although not in the same league as that classic is still a solid slice of modern L.A. noir.
Director David Ayer delivers an accomplished film, as well he should having written the scripts for earlier acclaimed L.A. cop / crime sagas Training Day (2001) and Dark Blue (2002) and he's helped by the reliable Forest Whitaker as Reeves' boss and Hugh Laurie as the Internal Affairs captain apparently investigating Reeves. It's not often John Wick and Captain America team up together but they do here as Chris Evans also plays a prominent role in the movie.
In a way Street Kings is slick and perhaps formulaic yet ultimately satisfying entertainment that occasionally feels like watching a highlights reel from the groundbreaking police drama The Shield (2002-08) but believe me when i say that's not a bad thing.
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