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Wow. This film had soooo much potential. The multiple storylines intersected alright, but it was weak, weak, weak. There wasn't an original thing about this film. I am a big Fuqua fan and I felt totally let down. It wasn't TRAINING DAY, and it wasn't even close. It was good to see Snipes back in a role that he could own, but seriously...how many times have we seen that one?
Richard Gere was wasted. He was basically doing what Bruce Willis did in 16 BLOCKS.
Don Cheadle was basically doing a tight squeeze of the Leo role from the DEPARTED which was stolen from INFERNAL AFFAIRS.
Ethan Hawke was such an overplayed stereotype that it was bothersome. It was great to see Lili Taylor in a mainstream film though. I thought that the Hollywood machine forgot about her.
Best part of the film? It is all about Vincent D'Onofrio in the first few moments of it. That man chews up scenery like no other. he is a total chameleon.
There is more...but honestly, I think I saw this thing 6 months ago.