Keanu Reeves plays Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD Vice Detective. Ludlow sets out on a quest to discover the killers of his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington (Crews). Whitaker plays Captain Wander, Ludlo's supervisor, whose duties include keeping him within the confines of the law and out of the clutches of Internal Affairs Captain Biggs (Laurie). Ludlow teams up with a young Robbery Homicide Detective (Evans) to track Washington's killers through the diverse communities of Los Angeles. Their determination pays off when the two Detectives track down Washington's murderers and confront them in an attempt to bring them to justice.
This movie was essentially a lame and condensed movie version of The Shield on FX. If you haven't been watching that show for the last 5 or 6 seasons - you really should be. As for this movie - it was a blatant knock off of cop movies with the one cop trying to take down the corrupt cops. Keanu Reeves as anything outside of Ted from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is beyond a stretch so he pretty much is lame as the main cop in this. Forest Whitaker is basically the best part of the movie. Ironically, this role reminded me so much of the one he played on . . . . . The Shield.
I wouldn't recommend anyone rushing to see this. Its a decent cop movie, but you could totally save the 5 bucks and wait for cable.
