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Brooklyn's Finest
2010 132 min United States of America R 18+
★6.1
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Antoine Fuqua
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Description
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.
Budget:
$17M
US Gross:
$27.16M
Worldwide:
$45.7M
Starring
Richard Gere
Actor
Don Cheadle
Actor
Ethan Hawke
Actor
Awards
1 win & 10 nominations total
Key opinion
Brooklyn's Finest is a gritty, atmospheric police drama that divides opinion due to its slow-burn, character-focused narrative and lack of action. While some viewers appreciate its unflinching realism and exploration of moral ambiguity, others find the plot derivative and its attempts to replicate the intensity of Fuqua’s earlier work unsuccessful.
| Production | The film succeeds in establishing a grim, authentic atmosphere that effectively captures the hopelessness of its Brooklyn setting. | |
| Acting | Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke deliver compelling, standout performances that ground the film's narrative. | |
| Screenplay | The plot is widely viewed as a familiar, unoriginal rehashing of police drama tropes that fails to distinguish itself from genre predecessors. | |
| Acting | Richard Gere's performance creates significant division, with some finding him miscast or overly refined, while others feel he accurately portrays his character's weariness. | |
| Pacing | The deliberate, slow-paced narrative is praised by those seeking character depth, but criticized by viewers expecting the pacing and intensity of a standard crime thriller. |