
In Brooklyn, amid drug deals, violence, casual racism, poverty, housing projects, and corrupt cops, we follow three officers: Tango, African-American, working undercover, believing he's earned a promotion to a desk job but told he has to set up the bust of an ex-con who saved his life; Sal, who'll commit murder to get cash; and, Eddie, the precinct's oldest beat cop, a week to go before retirement, assigned to mentor an earnest rookie. Can this end well for any of the three?... (Full plot summary below)
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In Brooklyn, amid drug deals, violence, casual racism, poverty, housing projects, and corrupt cops, we follow three officers: Tango, African-American, working undercover, believing he's earned a promotion to a desk job but told he has to set up the bust of an ex-con who saved his life; Sal, who'll commit murder to get cash; and, Eddie, the precinct's oldest beat cop, a week to go before retirement, assigned to mentor an earnest rookie. Can this end well for any of the three?
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| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsAll roads in this cleverly-concealed, triangulated tale serendipitously lead to some godforsaken projects in Brownsville where live ammo is routinely employed as the ghetto equivalent of a calling card. |
| Illinois TimesCharles KoplinskiFuqua's "Brooklyn" Finest Film of the New Year. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussViolent, profane, ambitious, pretentious, overcooked and entertaining... |
| Hollywood & FineMarshall FineTough and sorrowful...A dirty little beauty, a cop tale in which nobody wins and the best one can hope for is a draw. Except for the audience, that is. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyFuqua massages the script's obvious clichés with a sense of personal attachment to his characters that makes you believe in them nonetheless. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekOr 'Favorite Cop Cliches'...feels like three standard-issue episodes of any police TV drama squeezed together. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfThe picture isn't perfect, but Fuqua shows newfound control and maturity as he quests to make his mark on an overworked genre, keeping the film gripping and anguished long enough to make a substantial impression. |
| E! OnlinePeter ParasThe one shining bright spot is Snipes, who makes it clear that he still has it. As an old drug kingpin who's recently been paroled, the actor is menacing, weathered and charming as hell. His talent has been missed onscreen. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerA smothering pall of corruption and futility. |
| Shared DarknessBrent SimonMovies detailing the lives of corrupt, disinterested and/or otherwise tempted New York cops could and probably should constitute their own subgenre Netflix listing, so those inclined to like this sort of thing will find just enough about it to like; other |