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March 12, 2010

At the Movies: 'Brooklyn's Finest' is not so fine

By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer

Irony underlies the title of “Brooklyn's Finest,” a drama about cops who are anything but fine at their jobs. And director Antoine Fuqua pounds that irony home with a sledgehammer.

BROOKLYN'S FINEST

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Cast: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Wesley Snipes, Ethan Hawke, Lili Taylor, Ellen Barkin, Will Patton, Michael Kenneth Williams, Brian F. O’Byrne and Vincent D’Onofrio

Rating: R

Running time: 133 minutes
Fuqua rounded up a fine cast — Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Wesley Snipes and the director's “Training Day” co-star Ethan Hawke. They all deliver with a fine sense of urgency and toughness appropriate to the dark story. The production values are quite fine, Fuqua crafting a harsh urban landscape where vice can flourish.


 
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