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Overview
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Their City. Their Rules. No Prisoners.Plot:
Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him. | add synopsisUser Comments:
Totally recommended, even for non cop movie fans moreUS Showtimes:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Keanu Reeves | ... | Detective Tom Ludlow | |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | Captain Jack Wander | |
| Common | ... | Coates | |
| Martha Higareda | ... | Grace Garcia | |
| Cedric the Entertainer | ... | Scribble (as Cedric 'The Entertainer' Kyles) | |
| Chris Evans | ... | Detective Paul Diskant | |
| Noel Gugliemi | ... | Quicks (as Noel G.) | |
| Kenneth Choi | ... | Boss Kim | |
| Hugh Laurie | ... | Captain James Biggs | |
| Naomie Harris | ... | Linda Washington | |
| Cle Shaheed Sloan | ... | Fremont (as Cle Sloan) | |
| Amaury Nolasco | ... | Detective Cosmo Santos | |
| John Corbett | ... | Detective Dante Demille | |
| Terry Crews | ... | Detective Terrence Washington | |
| The Game | ... | Grill |
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Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
USA:109 minCountry:
USAColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Iceland:16 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Australia:MA | Malaysia:18PL | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:16 | South Africa:16LV | Ireland:16 | USA:R (certificate #44158) | Netherlands:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | UK:15Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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James Ellroy wrote the screenplay in the mid-1990's inspired by the O.J. Simpson trial. Over the years, Spike Lee, David Fincher, and Oliver Stone were attached to direct the film at various stages of pre-production. Sean Penn was once attached to star. John Ridley contributed to an early version of the screenplay. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Captain Biggs sits across from Ludlow at Ludlow's desk and begins conversing with him, Biggs' necktie alternates from being outside of his lapel to under it, even though he does not move. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Boss Kim: Yo dawg.
Tom Ludlow: Konnichiwa.
Boss Kim: What?
Tom Ludlow: Konnichiwa. Konnichiwa. It means what's up. So what the fuck's up?
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I wasn't expecting to like this movie; the cop genre is not my favorite after all, but I did. I really did. It does feel like a B movie or sort of film noir, perhaps because it only cost 20 million to make. But the cast was top notch. As much as I love Keanu Reeves, I always go into any movie of his cringing, "Will he do well? Will he survive this?" And Reeves delivers with aplomb. This is easily his most nuanced role to date - he truly wears the weight of a cop who has seen and done too much on his face. The action scenes were kick ass and I loved to see Amaury Nolasco play against his Prison Break type. All the actors were great, though I thought Forest Whitaker was a little OTT.