Brooklyn's Finest (Cheadle, Snipes, Gere, Hawke)
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David_TheMan
Banned
Thought it was weak.
The most interesting story was Snipes and Cheadle and they wasted that with some predictable white bullshyt.
That should have been the whole damn movie
The most interesting story was Snipes and Cheadle and they wasted that with some predictable white bullshyt.
That should have been the whole damn movie
zayk35
Superstar
Had high expectations but was let down...good flick tho
Word....
I said the same thing in an old BK's Finest thread.
There was a really dope "in too deep" type movie hidden in there and they fukking wasted it.
Had some flaws, and Fuqua went over the top with the melodrama, but a very, very dope movie, and probably his last work that had any heart or authenticity. Also, very much influenced and inspired by the 90's favorites I grew up on, Sugar Hill, New Jack City, those kinds of movies. Loved the grittiness of the BK dope spots, and Snipes performance was flawless. "These streets got an expiration date on them"
dope flick.
one of those situations where the backstory exposition part of the movie is better than what they show on screen.
supposedly cheadle was locked up as an undercover with snipes. would have been dope to see how they set that all up.
fukk that IRA type dude for shooting Tango too..... ma'fukker supposedly had a black wife too
one of those situations where the backstory exposition part of the movie is better than what they show on screen.
supposedly cheadle was locked up as an undercover with snipes. would have been dope to see how they set that all up.
fukk that IRA type dude for shooting Tango too..... ma'fukker supposedly had a black wife too
Lord_nikon
Veteran
never mind
Just watched it....didn't even PLAN to watch the whole thing., but it kinda lured me in.
I agree that the whole movie could've simply focused on Tango's undercover premise, but I can see how Fuqua was tryinta weave it all together in order to demonstrate how deep the corruption truly ran ere'where, from the hood to police headquarters (e.g., tryinta frame the kid in the store for having drugs to cover up for the cop making him deaf).
I was surprised that Tango didn't kill "WeeBay" (I dunno what his character's name was in this), and I was sure that dude was gonna pick up the dead guy's gun and shoot Tango in the back after Tango let him live. It's WILD that he actually lived, as well as shorty who killed Sal....I would HOPE that shorty at least took the money that Sal INTENDED to steal and didn't just leave it there, since ere'body was already dead.
I knew Sal would die, the writing was on the wall for that. He SAW shorty sitting on the steps and ignored him...that was stupid...and he was slippin HARD not watching his back in that apartment.
I also knew that Tango would die cause he moved too recklessly (his ex-wife was fine, too). If he was gonna go after them nikkas he should have had a damn vest on...AND he ALSO shouldn't have been slippin while standing out on the street like that. Like, he was slippin just as hard as Sal was, which don't make sense given that they were both COPS doin crooked shyt (and at first, I thought it was the WeeBay nikka who had crept on Tango). They BOTH should've had vests on, with their dumb asses.
Overall, movie wasn't bad, just somewhat clichéd, especially how it ended. But I was engaged and entertained, at least. I can see how it got a 6/10 rating, though.
I agree that the whole movie could've simply focused on Tango's undercover premise, but I can see how Fuqua was tryinta weave it all together in order to demonstrate how deep the corruption truly ran ere'where, from the hood to police headquarters (e.g., tryinta frame the kid in the store for having drugs to cover up for the cop making him deaf).
I was surprised that Tango didn't kill "WeeBay" (I dunno what his character's name was in this), and I was sure that dude was gonna pick up the dead guy's gun and shoot Tango in the back after Tango let him live. It's WILD that he actually lived, as well as shorty who killed Sal....I would HOPE that shorty at least took the money that Sal INTENDED to steal and didn't just leave it there, since ere'body was already dead.
I knew Sal would die, the writing was on the wall for that. He SAW shorty sitting on the steps and ignored him...that was stupid...and he was slippin HARD not watching his back in that apartment.
I also knew that Tango would die cause he moved too recklessly (his ex-wife was fine, too). If he was gonna go after them nikkas he should have had a damn vest on...AND he ALSO shouldn't have been slippin while standing out on the street like that. Like, he was slippin just as hard as Sal was, which don't make sense given that they were both COPS doin crooked shyt (and at first, I thought it was the WeeBay nikka who had crept on Tango). They BOTH should've had vests on, with their dumb asses.
Overall, movie wasn't bad, just somewhat clichéd, especially how it ended. But I was engaged and entertained, at least. I can see how it got a 6/10 rating, though.
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"papertrail08
Pro
Movie would've been so much better had F Gary Gray or John Singleton directed it. Training Day was a fluke because Fuqua hasn't made anything good since.
GotDAMN I’m literally watching the end of this movie now
Play this shyt on tv so much I figured I’d just watch it now
Edit: found this two minutes before that scene
Well, at least Richard Gere went out saving the day.
Tango would’ve been fine if he wasn’t seeking revenge. Wrong place, wrong time.
Ethan Hawke got what he deserved
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