Pros:
Antoine Fuqua: He gets the ability to get "gangsta" and that's exactly what he does best. Somehow this dude can convincingly portray the hood on film unlike any other.
Don Cheadle: The most underrated actor of our generation.
Wesley Snipes: It's good to see Wesley return to his "New Jack" roots. Just don't expect to see Nino Brown (more on that later). Snipes does a good job playing a recently released drug kingpin trying to make sense of a drug world that's moved on without him.
Story: This movie's story is pretty deep. It's almost like 'Crash' set in Brooklyn. But the ending will blow you away, guaranteed.
Cons:
Pacing: For being a crime movie, it's not very fast paced. When things do pick up it's a real treat. But for some reason Fuqua dropped the ball here.
Nino Brown: When the trailers played everyone expected to see Wesley Snipes return in a round about way as his creme de la creme Nino Brown. And ignorantly, so did I. But he doesn't. Matter of fact he's almost the exact opposite. It's disappointing but it's no one's fault but the viewers for assuming.
Ethan Hawke: His character was freakin' annoying from start to finish. In my opinon, the movie is focused too much on his character and not enough on Cheadle's (where the REAL story is).
Richard Gere: You are supposed to care about his character but he's too creepy. You don't feel much remorse for him and you are supposed to. At least I didn't.
BOTTOM LINE:
If you dug Training Day then you will like this movie. Just don't expect Training Day. It's a good story with a great cast that will definitely be worth the 2 hours of your life you spend watching it.
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