Brooklyn's Finest

Something of a genre homecoming, Antoine Fuqua's latest film once again finds him delving into the gritty, brutal realm of cops and crooks—as he did in Training Day. Tango is an undercover officer on a narcotics detail that forces him to choose between duty and friendship. Having been to hell and back, he wants out, but the powers that be won't let him quit. Family-man Sal is a detective tempted by greed and corruption. He can barely make ends meet, and now his wife has an illness that threatens the life of their unborn twins. Eddie is nearing retirement age and has long since lost his dedication to his job as a cop. He wakes up every morning trying to come up with a reason to go on living...and he can't think of one. Fate brings the three men to the same Brooklyn housing project as each takes the law into his own hands. Crosscutting between multiple subplots, Brooklyn's Finest unfolds violently and passionately as coiled, constantly roving cinematography contributes a measure of unease to the underworld action. Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, and Ethan Hawke bring all of the intensity and complexity required to breathe stunning life into their characters' fractured souls. Fuqua flourishes in this terrain. Showing complete command of the cinematic language of the genre, he creates a visceral and emotional punch that displays a master at work.
CAST
Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin

Antoine Fuqua - Through his diverse body of work, Antoine Fuqua has achieved his goal of making highly stylized films that resonate thematically and personally with audiences. His films focus on the decisions that ordinary people make and their unanticipated consequences. In 2001 Fuqua directed Training Day, which earned Denzel Washington an Academy Award for best actor. Other films include The Replacement Killers (1998), Tears of the Sun (2003), King Arthur (2004), and Shooter (2007), as well as the concert film Lightening in a Bottle (2004). He also executive-produced the documentary Bastards of the Party (2005). He began his career shooting music videos and commercials.

Screenings:

Fri. Jan 16 6:15 p.m. - BROOK16CE Eccles Theatre, Park City
Sat. Jan 17 9:00 a.m. - BROOK17CM Eccles Theatre, Park City
Mon. Jan 19 6:30 p.m. - BROOK19GE Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC