Streets of Blood (2009) (V)

Director:

Charles Winkler

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

28 July 2009 (USA)

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

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Val Kilmer	...	Andy Devereaux
50 Cent	...	Stan Johnson
Sharon Stone	...	Nina Ferraro
Michael Biehn	...	FBI Agent Michael Brown
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Pepe Vasquez
Brian Presley	...	Barney Balentine
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 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16

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 the very end Val comes out of the building wearing white sneakers, but in the next fragment he walks away wearing black boots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Nina Ferraro: How do you feel about taking another human being's life?
Andy Devereaux: Well, like my daddy always said, it's better o be judged by 12 than carried by six.

Movie Connections:

References Street Kings (2008)

Soundtrack:

Outdoor Jazz

Has Potential, but Is Very Confused

In New Orleans after the Katrina, the partner of Detective Andy Devereaux (Val Kilmer) is found dead and he teams up with Stan Green (50 Cent) that becomes his new partner. During the investigations, am undercover DEA agent is murdered by two dirty police officers, and the psychologist Nina Ferraro (Sharon Stone) has successive interviews with Andy, Stan and the two detectives. Meanwhile, the FBI also investigate the corruption in the police force leaded by Agent Brown (Michael Biehn).

"Streets of Blood" is a police story that has potential, but fails since it is very confused. The theme of corruption in the police is also interesting, but the messy screenplay of this movie ruins the story. The camera and the cinematography are poor and the edition of the DVD is awful with a terrible framing. Sharon Stone is unrecognizable. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Ruas de Sangue" ("Streets of Blood")