Wow! Such a good movie.

An absolute waste of money

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Another 'corrupt cop' thriller, of which there are so many these days. This one's directed by Antoine Fuqua, who made TRAINING DAY with Denzel Washington, so he has some experience in the genre.BROOKLYN'S FINEST, while telling a complex and inventive story, never grabbed me the way it should have done. It may be because the production is just too miserable for its own good. The whole film takes place in darkness and even in the daylight scenes, the faces of the actors are shadowed.The relentlessly downbeat script and frequent moments of harsh violence add to the overall experience, which is depressing. The tropes and themes that all been explored many times previously and, while the film certainly keeps you watching, I didn't come away from it feeling awed or wowed in the same way I did watching STREET KINGS.Still, the acting is strong, especially from Richard Gere who plays a VERY different character from those in his rom-coms. It's a real surprise to see him taking part in scenes involving a prostitute which are a far cry from the glossy fantasy of PRETTY WOMAN. Ethan Hawke, one of the most haggard-looking actors on the planet, fits his hangdog role like a glove, and only the overrated Don Cheadle proves a weak point. Watch out for Wesley Snipes in a decent cameo, though.

I watched this and "Shooter" recently.Both are junk. Don't waste your time with either. At some point, excellent actors and actresses are going to realize that they need to stay away from Fuqua projects. Fuqua and M.Knight Shyamalan should start a club titled, "What The Heck Happened To Us, We Came Out Of The Box On Fire, And Now Make Terrible Movies."What happened to these guys? Did both peak way too early, did both get way too lucky at the start? Producers - please stop giving these guys projects.

I can't say that I found anything particularly noteworthy about "Brooklyn's Finest." The title gives the clearest signal as to what it's about: NYPD officers in Brooklyn - one (Richard Gere) just a few days from retirement and largely uninterested in the job and so playing out the string, one (Ethan Hawke) struggling with finances as he awaits the arrival of twins, and one (Don Cheadle) hoping to get out of undercover work and be promoted to detective. They aren't connected to each other, but they get unknowingly caught up in the same drug investigation, and the movie morphs into yet another of those "unrelated stories that eventually intersect" plots. No, I'm not really a big fan of that format.The leads are strong enough. Gere, Cheadle, and Hawke all do well enough, and they all pull off the challenge of being largely unsympathetic characters who at the same time have sympathetic elements to them. They all have their own personal demons and challenges. Add Wesley Snipes into the mix and you have a solid cast. It is, however, quite heavy on clichés. The police are untrustworthy and unreliable to say the least and pretty much every black character is either a drug dealer, a pimp or a prostitute (or at least is sympathetic to them.) Eventually (and interspersed throughout) this descends into little more than a blood bath. Most importantly, it just really isn't that interesting. Every movie needs a redeeming character for the viewer to identify with and root for. This movie had no redeeming characters of note.Overall, this is really just a reasonably well-acted but largely unpleasant movie. (4/10)

With so many great crime dramas out there it is hard to compete because personally in the back of my mind I will always be comparing them to the greats. This one however holds up. Richard Gere gives an outstanding performance and there is a interesting interwoven plot to keep you on the edge of your seat.This movie follows three cops who don't know each other but have something in common. In the end they will all find themselves in the same dangerous situation.This movie is really good but it just cant compare to movies like The Departed or training day. It is still a really good movie and I think everyone should watch it.