They say Keanu Reeves doesn’t have range but Street Kings proves that he’s not just Ted Logan of Bill & Ted Excellent Adventures. Excellent! I don’t know why his performance is hated by the movie critics. Maybe they need to open their eyes and see the excellent performance meted out by Keanu and the rest of the casts.
Also in this fast paced cop movie are Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans, Cedric the Entertainer, Hugh Laurie, and Jay Mohr. Rappers The Game and Common played two hoodlums in Street Kings. Like Reeves, everyone made this movie believable.
Street Kings is about cops helping out cops. When Reeves was implicated in the killing of his former partner, he uncovered the truth. Then the shit hits the fan and it reached the top of the ladder. I have guessed who was behind the killing during the middle of the film but I was still glued to my seat, waiting for the final scene. And I was not disappointed at all.
I laughed so hard when Hugh Laurie first came on screen. It was an E.R. scene where Reeves was brought in after he was shot during a bust. I thought I was watching an episode of House. That scene was priceless.
Captain James Biggs (Hugh Laurie): You were the plan. No one else could touch him. Once your eyes were opened, there was no other outcome. Decisions were made, Tom, by powerful men with powerful secrets. They were afraid of Jack. They asked me to help. One day, you will pass the chief in the hall and he will give you a nod. And you will know why. Because you were right, Tom. We do need you.
Actually Keanu Reeves needs to do more movies like Street Kings. It shows his depth as an actor and he should not be stereotyped as Neo or Ted.
