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Brooklyn's Finest - Reviews

Opened: Mar 05, 2010

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imrealgod

	Member Rating:		4
By imrealgod, Flixster Feb 16, 2011
If this was finest, God forbid me from seeing its worst. Except for a single scene, the complete movie was boring to the core. Read More

moviegeek13

	Member Rating:		5
By moviegeek13, Flixster Jan 07, 2011
The cops and criminals genre has been done to death, and Hollywood's offerings as of late suggest that they have completely run out of ideas. With the exceptio... Read More

roygutteridge

	Member Rating:		4
By roygutteridge, Flixster Dec 31, 2010
A well made and acted film but ultimately rather pointless. Read More

lorenzovonmatterhorn

	Member Rating:		8
By lorenzovonmatterhorn, Flixster Dec 19, 2010
"Giuliani ain't clean up the city. Video games and television did. That's what cleaned up the streets. Come on, man, 'cause ya'll remember when everybody was ou... Read More

deano78

	Member Rating:		7
By deano78, Flixster Nov 18, 2010
A very good cop/crime action thriller film with an impressive cast. The main story follows 3 New York cops and the pressure each one is under working in one of ... Read More

themachinist

	Member Rating:		4
By themachinist, Flixster Oct 24, 2010
"Its a case of righta and wronga." Antoine Fuqua hasn't really done anything spectacular since his 2001 'Training Day', which is one of the greatest cop movies... Read More

bbcfloridabound

	Member Rating:		8
By bbcfloridabound, Flixster Sep 13, 2010
A Step into Brooklyn NY that shows the trash and animals that plague US Cities and towns across America. But still have to give it 4 stars for the action movie ... Read More

drzeek

	Member Rating:		6
By drzeek, Flixster Jul 30, 2010
Captain: Don't you wanna do something useful with your last two minutes on the job? Eddie Dugan: Not really. Director Antoine Fuqua returns to the cop drama ge... Read More

douglaswcollins

	Member Rating:		8
By douglaswcollins, Flixster Jul 27, 2010
Great acting and a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Read More

acenate

	Member Rating:		6
By acenate, Flixster Jul 05, 2010
So deconstructing this after the fact, I think it was supposed to have some sort of religious allegory thing going on with the three main characters representin... Read More

phubbs1

	Member Rating:		8
By phubbs1, Flixster Jun 29, 2010
Power cast here, Gere, Snipes, Hawke, Patton and Cheadle in a mixture of tales involving several cops and their downfalls into corruption, despair and self dest... Read More

henrikschunk

	Member Rating:		9
By henrikschunk, Flixster Jun 12, 2010
I am not really sure why so many people bash these films. I agree that the NY crime scene is portrayed with a little too much suave to hide the filmmakers fasci... Read More

jigsawlegend33

	Member Rating:		3
By jigsawlegend33, Flixster Mar 25, 2010
BROOKLYN'S FINEST is a gritty nasty generic cop drama that feels really pointless. The actors are great but the characters they play are scumbags so who cares w... Read More

leekyle1968

	Member Rating:		7
By leekyle1968, Flixster Jun 04, 2010
Antoine Fuqua is rapidly heading into my top 10 directors list and this is another fine example of his talents and work. Great casting and storyline that pits t... Read More

moonrivers

	Member Rating:		6
By moonrivers, Flixster Apr 09, 2010
only just a little better than any similar television cop outing, herein 3 character stereotypes are grist for the unwashed overworn jockstrap of brooklyn livin... Read More

mistawonderful

	Member Rating:		4
By mistawonderful, Flixster Apr 02, 2010
this movie was not about depecting "Brooklyn" as i assumed at first. it was more about watching these 3 officers, go thru their own personal "hells" and thats ... Read More

allan913

	Member Rating:		9
By allan913, Flixster Mar 29, 2010
A total knockout. An incredible tour de force of a film. A masterpiece. Director, Antoine Fuqua's finest work as a director. The best cop drama in years, it riv... Read More

nmaritina

	Member Rating:		10
By nmaritina, Flixster Mar 27, 2010
REALLY GOOD..ITS IS GOOD FROM BEGINNING TILL THE END....LOTS OF ACTION AND LANGUAGE...OH BOY U HAVE TO WATCH N KNOW WAT IM TALKING ABOUT.... Read More

kylemydude

	Member Rating:		8
By kylemydude, Flixster Mar 26, 2010
Completely succeeded all my expecations. One of the best cop dramas in recent memory. Don Cheadle was INTENSE, and the most BADASS I think he's been yet. He had... Read More

mparker10041999

	Member Rating:		7
By mparker10041999, Flixster Mar 26, 2010
Saw this last week. It is riveting, suspenseful and engaging. I liked all the actors; most were in roles that they are not known for except Wesley Snipes. Ve... Read More

stephen0291

	Member Rating:		6
By stephen0291, Flixster Mar 26, 2010
Cheesy, predictable, and unintentionally hilarious. Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, and Wesley Snipes deliver good performances, though Read More

xxdebxx

	Member Rating:		8
By xxdebxx, Flixster Mar 23, 2010
Brooklyn's Finest is a cop thriller and tells the story of three Brooklyn cops: Richard Gere is the burnt-out veteran of twenty-two years on the force with only... Read More

jinxiecat1

	Member Rating:		1
By jinxiecat1, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
An A1 over-the-top powerful film. Superlative performance by Ethan Hawke. The whole cast and plot was great! Read More

kbaker388

	Member Rating:		10
By kbaker388, Flixster Mar 21, 2010
Loved this movie. I thought the acting was great and the way the story was told kept you at the edge of your seat. Read More

yjc2

	Member Rating:		8
By yjc2, Flixster Mar 20, 2010
It is an overdone plot. However, I thought the acting was momentous and thus my opinion on it. The film was haunting, thrilling, and powerful. It was a powerful... Read More

kiriyamakazou

	Member Rating:		8
By kiriyamakazou, Flixster Mar 19, 2010
Multi-stranded narratives and dirty cops can go either way. Fuqua has some experience in the genre, so he is capable of handling this material very well. It's n... Read More

litelbluhli

	Member Rating:		7
By litelbluhli, Flixster Mar 11, 2010
Interesting film about three cops who are in different stages of their career. Ethan Hawke plays a cop who is also trying to provide the best for his family, Ri... Read More

rebvodka042099

	Member Rating:		2
By rebvodka042099, Flixster Mar 08, 2010
Fuqua should have just drawn the line on movies with dirty cops at Training Day. I've seen movies like this myriads times before, and this brought nothing new. ... Read More

remilogan

	Member Rating:		4
By remilogan, Flixster Mar 08, 2010
At a certain point you come to expect these kinds of films from Antoine Fuqua. This movie wasn't bad, but it wasn't spectacular either. 'Finest' follows the wee... Read More

sanjurosamurai

	Member Rating:		4
By sanjurosamurai, Flixster Mar 06, 2010
as a director fuqua is just so inconsistent to me. in some ways he reminds me of an early scorsese in the way he directs the violence in his films, the problem... Read More

New York Post	Critic Rating:	5
By Kyle Smith
Feb 25, 2011
Brooklyn's Finest may well have a future on cable as a drinking game. At one sip per cuss word, though, few viewers will still be conscious for the ending...
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Washington Post	Critic Rating:	5
By John Anderson
Feb 25, 2011
At no time will the viewer be under the impression that the performers are engaged in anything but a recycling project, regurgitating 50 years of corrupt-cop movies. Fuqua is striving for gritty street cred and instead delivers a clone.
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Los Angeles Times	Critic Rating:	5
By Betsy Sharkey
Jul 07, 2010
An old-style potboiler about desperate cops in dire straits that overcooks both its story and its stars, with Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle and Richard Gere the main ingredients left stewing.
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Wall Street Journal	Critic Rating:	2
By Joe Morgenstern
Jul 07, 2010
Whatever one may think of the overall style -- I think it's ludicrous -- Mr. Fuqua clearly wanted his film to be operatic, and so it is, in a tone-deaf way.
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Toronto Star	Critic Rating:	5
By Linda Barnard
Jul 07, 2010
There's nothing particularly original here in this grime-and-grit saga, but the weak material is elevated by the cast.
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Film.com	Critic Rating:	2
By Jonathan F. Richards
Jul 07, 2010
Any movie that ends on a freeze frame of Richard Gere walking stoically away from a crime scene teeming with police car lights can't be all good.
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Globe and Mail	Critic Rating:	5
By Liam Lacey
Jul 07, 2010
As directed by Antoine Fuqua, the film is well-acted, occasionally hair-raising but ultimately made from stale material.
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Detroit News	Critic Rating:	4
By Tom Long
Jul 07, 2010
Tawdry, slick and self-consciously gritty.
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Dallas Morning News	Critic Rating:	6
By Tom Maurstad
Jul 07, 2010
The problem for filmmakers trying to make this kind of movie is that they are now operating in a post-Wire world.
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New York Times	Critic Rating:	6
By A.O. Scott
Jul 07, 2010
The movie is wounded, but it's also too tough to kill.

Phoenix Movie Examiner Breathtaking 'Brooklyn's Finest' fine indeed	Critic Rating:	8
By Joseph J. Airdo
Mar 08, 2010
Sometimes the best things come in threes. That certainly is the case with 'Brooklyn's Finest,' a new police drama courtesy of Overture Films. The motion picture, which was directed by 'Training Day' filmmaker Antoine Fuqua, tells three stories about police officers working in the NYPD's 65th precinct. Any one of the trio would serve as a compelling - not to mention complex - feature-length film. Having all three pass, turn and eventually i...
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Phoenix Film Industry Examiner Movie Review: 'Brooklyn's Finest', examines four lives spinning out of control...	Critic Rating:	6
By Stan Robinson
Mar 05, 2010
Antoine Fuqua is one of my favorite directors when it comes to presenting a compelling story with just the right amount of action sequences at the right time to solidify his stories. Among my favorites are "Shooter" (2007) starring Mark Wahlberg, "King Arthur" (2004) starring Clive Owen, "Tears of the Sun" (2003) starring Bruce Willis, and "Training Day" (2001) which he directed Denzel Washington to an Oscar&re...
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Tampa Movie Examiner Movie review: Brooklyn's Finest	Critic Rating:	6
By Joe Belcastro
Mar 05, 2010
It started out as Brooklyn's Finest, but ended up feeling like Brooklyn's passable. Most of the blame goes on the rookie writer, for it looks like he just simply pulled together ideas from flicks in the same genre in recent years. However, director Antoine Fuqua should have been able to fix the final third of this 125 minute feature. He clearly had the cast to work with. So why leave the audience with a bad taste in th...
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution	Critic Rating:	0
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Detroit Movie Examiner Movie Review: 'Brooklyn's Finest' coming to theatres March 5th	Critic Rating:	2
By Tom Santilli
Mar 02, 2010
Genre: Drama, Crime, Action Opens: Fri, March 5th Starring: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes Directed by: Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, King Arthur) Run Time: 2hrs 5min Wow, where to start. 'Brooklyn's Finest' is a sarcastically titled wanna-be gangsta film. It is a complete mess from start to finish, combining every crime and cop movie cliche in the book. The result is a b...
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