Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 04/11/2008(USA)
Release Date: 08/19/2008
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 109 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
In the wake of the L.A. riots, an LAPD vice detective who always went above and beyond the call of duty to keep the streets safe receives a startling wake-up call that leaves him convinced he can no longer employ the tactics that made him so effective in his work. LAPD veteran
Tom Ludlow (
Keanu Reeves) has borne personal witness to the worst that the streets have to offer, and when his partner,
Detective Terrance Washington (
Terry Crews), is killed the violence strikes a bit too close to home. Now
Ludlow is on a mission to bring his partner's killer to justice, though
Captain Walker (
Forest Whitaker) is concerned that the hotheaded detective is taking the case too personally. Now, as
Captain Walker attempts to convince
Ludlow to work within the confines of the law, Internal Affairs
Captain Biggs (
Hugh Laurie) begins following the vengeful lawman's every move. In order to accomplish his mission,
Ludlow recruits fresh-faced Robbery Homicide
Detective Diskant (
Chris Evans) to trace
Washington's killers through the winding streets of Los Angeles. Later, when
Ludlow and
Diskant come face to face with the remorseless cop killers, they must chose between upholding the law and seeking bitter vengeance.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide