‘Brooklyn’s Finest’ keeps viewers on the edge with a great story

If you like cop dramas, then “Brooklyn’s Finest” is a movie for you.

From the director of “Training Day” (Antoine Fuqua), this new movie is a great story about three Brooklyn cops from varying sides of the police force. These officers couldn’t be any different.

Eddie Dugan (Richard Gere) is an over-the-hill cop who does not want to do any police work. Dugan is set to retire in seven days and all he wants to do is think about receiving his pension, moving to Connecticut and going fishing.

Sal Procida (Ethan Hawke) is a narcotics officer trying to support his wife and seven kids, and willing to cross any line to do that.

Clarence “Tango” Butler (Don Cheadle) has been an undercover cop for two years and is trying to make first grade detective so he can get off the streets and get back to his wife. However, Tango has begun to lose hope in the police department and has become more willing to help his buddy Caz (Wesley Snipes).

Caz is a big time drug dealer in Brooklyn and is looking to make one big final deal before getting out of the game.

When the New York Police Department operation targets the drug zone within Brooklyn’s housing project, the officers find themselves at the same building — but for very different reasons.

This is a great movie and it will keep you off balance. You never know what will happen next.

So take a ride with “Brooklyn’s Finest.” If they don’t get an Oscar nomination, I will be shocked.

Rating: A

—Kevin Mitchell
Staff Writer