Street Kings

  • 2008


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44 %
36 % Rotten
$ 66 Million
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Positive Reviews 39
Negative reviews 11
Average Rating 3.0/5
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1.5
But it doesnt have unlimited licence to roll out all of Confidentials tricks and turn ups; it does so anyway. Den Of Geek
3.0
Despite its limitations, however, Street Kings is a solid contemporary crime drama. Austin Chronicle
4.5
Hes more a tragic Shakespearean king here than streetwise royalty. Austin Chronicle
2.0
Everything here is predictable, from the tired plot whose revelations are deeply unsurprising to the gritty dialogue and casual everyday violence of t .. Screen Daily
1.9
The alarm clock buzzes.Keanu Reeves wakes up fully dressed in a striped shirt, raises his gun and rolls out of bed. Rogerebert
3.0
Unfortunately theres not enough originality here to deliver anything better than a few cheap shootouts, and there arent enough action sequences to qua .. Cinema Blend
4.0
In fact, a lot isnt right, as Ludlow discovers when he hunts down the gunmen who killed his former partner, Washington (Terry Crews). Ny Daily News
4.0
It didnt take long but once things got going, I really got into this movie and in a big way! JoBlo
2.5
It has its good spots, but overall its flaws are too distracting and frustrating for it to be truly enjoyable. Screen Rant
2.8
It goes without saying theres no character development, everything about the plot and all its twists are incredulous, and it becomes instantly forgett .. Sover
2.5
Everything that worked brilliantly in L.A. Confidential and Dark Blue falls flat here. Tv Guide
2.5
The characters in the film a gritty L.A. crime drama full of crooked cops and double crosses speak almost exclusively in cliches and metaphors. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
And ultimately, we are assured yet again that all you can do is watch out for yourself, killing the worst and reaching an accommodation with the least .. News Review
2.5
The message is that blasting someone to bits in cold blood is the best route to inner peace. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
In addition, theres something slightly dodgy about the films shoot first, ask questions later approach that doesnt sit well, particularly towards the .. View London
2.5
Regrettably, his movie does not examine the psychology of police detectives with much development, the rat tat tat of machine guns displacing credible .. Film Journal
3.1
This is a movie that likes its cliches, cheap melodrama, and guns. Boston
3.0
The department is riddled with factions, corruption and racial tension. Smh
3.0
Its all very loud and very bloodyand somehow agreeably dumb without ever being actually good. Mountain X
2.5
Street Kings wobbles increasingly as it runs along, beginning well, growing so so and culminating in a preposterous heres what it all means confession .. Star Tribune
2.5
Terrence Washington Terry Crews Linda Washington Naomie Harris Coates Common Grill The Game Grace Garcia Martha Higareda Det.Dante Demille John Corbet .. Emanuellevy
4.0
Though hed never let on, Sgt. Joe Friday would be devastated if Street Kings, a brutal cop thriller set in Los and directed by the screenwriter of Tra .. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Ant Man and the Wasp Like its predecessor Ant Man (2015), Ant Man and the Wasp benefits substantially from its relatively low stakes. Q Network
2.8
Street Kings type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa R runtime 107 minutes Wide Release Date 04/11/08 performer Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Chris .. Ew
3.0
All of us are scum would be a dishearteningly nihilistic message, but its never clear what Ayer is trying to say. Slate
3.0
Another mean, violent and decently acted slab of Ellroy flavoured criminality, with an impressively battered Keanu Reeves, but Ayers is no Curtis Hans .. Empire
2.8
Keanu Reeves, Chris Evans, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Common, the Game, Cedric the Entertainer The Basics: Reeves is a violent alcoholic member of .. Movies
3.8
A more ostentatious director would have found a way to stretch things to two hours, minimum.Ayer just serves the story, and the audience. Sf Gate
2.0
Last minute revelations emerge screaming from around the corner like squad cars you heard coming half an hour ago, and it all ends with a dull thud in .. Bbc
2.5
President Trump wants to sign off on most if not all of the documents revoking the security clearances, said one senior White House official, who indi .. Washington Post
2.5
Director David Ayer displays a gritty promise behind the camera, and would likely do a bang up job with stronger material. The Movie Boy
2.5
It begins promisingly enough as a humorous, streetwise cop drama, and then a certain, um, entertainer appears, and the whole movie is lost in a haze o .. Bullz-Eye
2.5
Im a sucker for good shoot em up action in a flick but I am also a stickler for a good story. I got the former but not the latter. Reeling Reviews
2.5
...risible dialogue, obvious twists and a bad Forrest Whitaker performance. Reeling Reviews
4.5
Its not an easy movie to recommend I cant honestly be totally gung ho on it but its not an easy movie to dismiss, either. Flickfilosopher
3.1
Despite the predictability of the overall story arc, theres suspense and tension to be found between the credit sequences, but the movie is saddled wi .. ReelViews
2.8
What does the messy, violent, compelling Street Kings remind us of.L.A., of course The Keanu Reeves cop movie Street Kings is a viscerally compelling .. Seattle Pi
4.0
Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach. Tony Medley
2.5
Street Kings is competent but fatally lacking in the element of surprise. Groucho Reviews
3.0
But what he lacks in insight he makes up for in sheer determination, not to say blood lust. Cnn
3.1
Maybe you do, if you think of Reeves primarily as the robotic straight man in The Matrix and way too many bad dramas. The Star
1.9
Laid back actor Reeves is thoroughly unconvincing, and so is the film as a direct result. Deseret News
4.0
Its not a chick flick, nor a date movie: take your hard hat and safety goggles. Urban Cine File
2.0
Where is L.A. Confidential when you need it.Why this bitter, hard nosed cop drama partially from the pen of L.A. author James Ellroy, who wrote The Bl .. Varia Gate
3.1
Its more fun watching Whitaker lately a cowering simp in Vantage Point and The Great Debaters cut loose with lines like, You want to talk.Lets talk ab .. New York Post
3.8
Only the good cops die young in Street Kings.Okay, a lot of bad cops die young, too. Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
1.3
Crooked Cops Terrorize L.A. in High Impact Splatter Flick Its never a good sign when a movie makes you laugh out loud at dialogue intended to be taken .. News Blaze
3.5
The network of corruption that Kings itemizes is compelling groundwork for something more intellectually explosive than the action film cliches of the .. Brian Or Ndorf
2.5
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3.5
Its a bit pat and has feelings of having been done before, but it is at least expertly done repetition and there is something to be said for that. ComingSoon
1.0
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2.0
Theres plenty of empty bravura, and Reeves is fundamentally blank and uninteresting. Film Guardian
3.5
Street Kings overcomes those shortcomings much like its hero does: by keeping an eye on what its doing and never losing sight of its goals. Flip Side Archive
2.8
If you like your dialogue as salty as Tostitos (there must be between 200 300 F bombs) and your violence nice and in your face, then by all means unpl .. From The Balcony
3.0
What makes this movie work is Keanu Reeves performance. For years, this actors naysayers have complained that he shows no emotion and is one note. The .. Review Express
2.5
Reeves robotic monotony brings some welcome stillness to the surrounding whirlwind of blustery machismo. Nicks Chager
1.3
Will the sheer number of recognizable actors in the movie be a tip off most of them are dirty Mid West Film Journal
3.0
Its not Lethal Weapon, thats for sure, but there is enough edge of style to keep it thrilling. Can Mag
3.2
A combination of implausible plot points, and the miscasting of televisions Hugh Laurie as Internal Affairs chief Captain Biggs, hampers a convoluted .. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
2.8
Hey, Hollywood: When somebody dreams up a dumb idea, youre allowed to say no..The occasion for this bit of advice is the spectacle of Keanu Reeves fla .. Blog Oregonlive
3.8
The actors portraying them are hit and miss with their performances. Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
3.1
Too bad Ayer didnt write the actual script, which is occasionally hampered by eye rollingly lame dialogue.So come for the killing and the swearing and .. Sea Coast Online
3.5
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3.8
Rated R. If you can forgive its stale dialogue, which at times seems so egregiously leaden that it might have been better suited to a Mad magazine par .. Rossiterd Rake Tri Pod



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