Streets of Blood (2009)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Charles Winkler

Writers (WGA):

Eugene Hess (screenplay)
Eugene Hess (story) ...

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The Big Easy is losing the fight.

Plot:

A police officer's partner has died during Hurricane Katrina, but he later discovers that his partner may have been murdered. An investigation follows, taking the officer and his new partner into the depths of the criminal underworld.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Investigation | Katrina | Hurricane | Murder

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	Andy Devereaux
50 Cent	...	Stan Johnson
Sharon Stone	...	Nina Ferraro
Michael Biehn	...	Agent Brown
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Pepe
Brian Presley	...	Barney
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Capt. John Friendly
Luis Rolon	...	Fernando Chamorro
Defecio Stoglin	...	Jambalaya Jake
Davi Jay	...	Ray Delacroix
Pilar Sanders	...	Yolanda Johnson
Darcel White Moreno	...	Tanya
Shirly Brener	...	Selina
Tze Yep	...	Wu Kim
Marcus M. Mauldin	...	Diesel

Also Known As:

Microwave Park (USA) (working title)
New Orleans (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug content and pervasive language.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2009) | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Emmett/Furla Films

Trivia:

Val Kilmer and Michael Biehn replaced, respectively, Robert De Niro and Dylan McDermott.

Goofs:

Continuity: At approximately 1:15:30, while the four of them are gearing up to storm the FEMA trailers, Andy is leaning up against the trunk of one car. In the next shot, his back is to the Cadillac. In the next shot he is seen leaning up against the other car again.

Movie Connections:

References Righteous Kill (2008)

Soundtrack:

Outdoor Jazz

This flick can't quite deliver...

I saw this movie because I was interested in the plot and the cast. The "dirty cops" premise is lately becoming an exploitation, to mind come "Training day", "Dark blue", "Narc", and "Dirty". Unfortunately all these are far superior than this mess. The cinematography is nothing special, sometimes OK, sometimes awful. The story is quasi-complicated and fails to bring any tension whatsoever. The acting is not bad, but nothing special either. Val Kilmer, Sharon Stone and Barry Shabaka Hennley have little to work with. Biehn is pretty enjoyable. To me the biggest surprise was 50 cent - he wouldn't win any award for his acting here, but let's be honest here, if I didn't knew he wasn't an actor but a gangsta-rapper I would have never guessed it. His character is supposed to be torn apart between right and wrong, but we don't really feel for him or never do we really see his inner struggle. This is however due to bad writing and is not Jackson's fault. He is not worse than any of the other actors in the movie, this could be due to the thin story, but still he does OK, no complaints here. Of course to all who know something about 50 cent, fans or haters, it is hilarious to hysterical to watch him run around dressed as a patrol cop. The dialogue is average. Now the action on the other hand, if not on par with films as "Heat", "Ronin", or even Michael Bay's flicks is actually quite well executed. The viewer is never confused who is shooting at whom and why, no guns firing 100000000 bullets without reloading either. The ending doesn't make much sense. The editing is good, no MTV-style quick cuts. Overall it is just a movie to kill some time with, but don't expect anything above average. If You are interested in the cast feel free to watch it.