Street Kings by Director David Ayer is loaded with great action scenes. Other than that the story was too damn confusing littered with Hollywoods typical idea of the mean streets.
The Good on this one was great action. Pleny of shootings filled with blood. I can't remember a recent movie that has done it better. Actor Chris Evans (Det. Disco) was great. He stole every scene he was in.
The Bad was the story. It was confusing and made no sense. Felt like an after thought compared to the action. It was like some Hollywood bigwig decided they didn't a story if the action was there. Action won't hide a bad story. The twists and turns were totally forced. Any viewer with half a brain cell knew who the bad guy was right at the start. Movie audiences are smarter than this one gave them credit for being. A give away the story was going to be bad was 3 writers listed in the credits because it felt like 3 different storys thrown together.
The Ugly was Jay Mohr as a tough guy dirty detective. Jay Mohr LOL! Totally wrong for the movie. The pointless love interest of Det. Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) played by Martha Higareda. Am I only the viewer that wondered why her character was in the movie?
The most unbelievable BS was that a Mexican gangbanger named Quicks played by Noel G. would have inside information on a a black gangbanger Grill (The Game). Street Kings being set in LA should have known better. Racial tension between blacks and mexicans unfortunately is real on the streets of LA. Wrtiters took easy way to get a piece of information out.
I ranked this one as high as I did strictly on the action.
The Good on this one was great action. Pleny of shootings filled with blood. I can't remember a recent movie that has done it better. Actor Chris Evans (Det. Disco) was great. He stole every scene he was in.
The Bad was the story. It was confusing and made no sense. Felt like an after thought compared to the action. It was like some Hollywood bigwig decided they didn't a story if the action was there. Action won't hide a bad story. The twists and turns were totally forced. Any viewer with half a brain cell knew who the bad guy was right at the start. Movie audiences are smarter than this one gave them credit for being. A give away the story was going to be bad was 3 writers listed in the credits because it felt like 3 different storys thrown together.
The Ugly was Jay Mohr as a tough guy dirty detective. Jay Mohr LOL! Totally wrong for the movie. The pointless love interest of Det. Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) played by Martha Higareda. Am I only the viewer that wondered why her character was in the movie?
The most unbelievable BS was that a Mexican gangbanger named Quicks played by Noel G. would have inside information on a a black gangbanger Grill (The Game). Street Kings being set in LA should have known better. Racial tension between blacks and mexicans unfortunately is real on the streets of LA. Wrtiters took easy way to get a piece of information out.
I ranked this one as high as I did strictly on the action.