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Such a frustrating disappointment

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Set on the backdrop of devastated New Orleans after the Katrina, the partner of Detective Andy Devereaux (Val Kilmer) is found dead. Devereauz soon teams up with Stan Green (50 Cent) as new partner. During the investigations, an undercover DEA agent is murdered by two dirty police officers who are corrupt and power hungry. I can't forget the segment where the drug dealers are hanging at the house listening to loud music and having sex with the women.The precinct's psychologist Nina Ferraro (Sharon Stone) has successive interviews with Andy, Stan and the two perpetrators of the shooting. Meanwhile, the FBI also investigate the corruption in the police force leaded by Agent Brown (Michael Biehn).Kilmer's and 50 Cent's chemistry is crucial for this film to work out. Unfortunately, it's just too disappointing that they don't deliver in that aspect because the script is fairly engaging at times. The viewer has to be witness to this vile & grim view of crime & how it affects the characters who are being watched as they are supposed to just protect & serve our interest but obviously are not. The shaky digital camera works in this instance because nothing about this bleak world we are entering should be represented with the opposite of beauty which is filth & grime. The camera is all over the place, barely ever still. There seems to be only a few long shots that turn out any longer than maybe five or so seconds before switching angles. Even though the plot gets messy & is a bit hard to follow, we must always remember that life in the projects gets quite blurry sometime, not sure if we understand who the heroes or the villains really are, yet this paradox only adds realism to the film. All the players in this film are corrupt in some fashion. We assume they all are worldly guys that are not always saints that do special things, yet this street-wise quality makes the characters look really believable. Val Kilmer is playing cop who never took bribes but constantly brakes laws, makes illegal searches & plants evidences to get drug dealers or simply kills them. But despite of this, he is a man of strong principles. His own principles. 50 Cent is playing his partner who, torn by Kilmer's methods, always covered his back & secretly steals money from busts when he had the opportunity.I'm going to point my finger at Kilmer's disconnection here since I thought that 50 CENT tried to show emotions half of the time, but Kilmer never really engaged his guilt. Yet still, Kilmer seems to be barely mumbling, making it hard to understand him at times. Maybe that's the way the director wanted him to come over as a cursing bad guy or something, but it didn't hardly work for me mostly. Sharon Stone was not really a good pick for this piece since it was much harder for me to believe in her Cajun accent.Overall the plot is just a bit too confusing and the story seems to roam. I still do not understand the end in that it didn't seem to be set up well in the earlier stages of the film. There was a scene when one of the guys got shot up against some food trailer and he smeared blood all over the side of the trailer where it said something about roasted rooster balls. I guess that was an ironic end to his vengeful demise? As I stated the script could have been a great deal stronger and the the acting by 50 cent could have be a great deal better, however, I'm sure, for him as a rapper, it's probably hard for him to feel comfortable playing a street cop.

Val Kilmer and 50 Cent are cops working for a corrupt Narcotics division operating throughout crime-ridden parts of Nawlins, having to deal with dirty FBI agents led by Michael Biehn. Jose Pablo Cantillo and Brian Presley are also Narcotics officers, but more crooked and less organized when they hunt down criminals..they are essentially loose cannons who take drugs and dirty money from gangsters they either kill or maim. Barry Shabaka Henley is a weary and worn Police Captain who must contend with Biehn who wishes for his men to be arrested so that their outlawing methods would not interfere with his unscrupulous activities. Someone among the four is a rat who has been snitching to the FBI about their less-than-law-abiding efforts to destroy gangs, the drug trafficking, among other affairs that have been polluting the city. Sharon Stone is a department psychiatrist trying to understand the four Narcotics officers, attempting to figure their motives and actions, hoping to steer the men in the right, not wrong, direction. Ugly, brutal film with few, if any, redeeming qualities, as we witness a vile and grim view of crime and how it affects the characters studied. I think this is a case where the shaky cam digital camera works because nothing about this bleak world we are entering should be presented in a beautiful form. The camera is all over the place, barely ever still..there's not a composed shot any longer than maybe five or so seconds, I'd guess. Choosing sides isn't that easy as the characters are all flawed, and even the real hero, played by Kilmer(..motivated to take out the scum due to his father's unsolved murder, himself a cop), doesn't await a warrant to enter the premises of known gang bangers, knowing that the methods required to getting one may take too long, understanding that if he and his partner doesn't stop them while they have a chance, there may never be a better time. The film vividly explores what police work on these unapologetically downtrodden streets can do to the psyche of those whose underpaid jobs are to "protect and serve." The cast really gives it their best, even 50 Cent..Kilmer's a real rock that anchors them. Plenty of gang violence with bodies riddled with bullets, excessive profanity(..as to be expected), and prostitution..this is a disturbing portrait that might leave many wanting to take a shower. The filmmakers, although the camera work is often close up on the faces of the characters, get a lot of value out of the setting, in Louisiana. The gang for which Kilmer and company are up against, named the Latin Kings, are actually funded by Biehn, and they are allowed to work from FEMA trailers!

Yet another film made bad by horrible casting choices. Seriously, how can you expect to sellout movie theaters casting Val Kilmer and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as your lead roles? To be honest, when I first heard of about this film I was surprisingly excited to see it. I've always liked Val Kilmer and thought this could actually be good. But of course the excitement didn't last long. This film is full of drawn out suspense, horrible acting splashed with horrible Louisiana accents and my favorite part of any film which is getting lost in the story. That said the 6 stars I gave for this film are strictly on the basis of its suspense aspect and any director having the kahunas to put 50 cent in their film should get just a little credit.

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, 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.