Did John Wu direct this?

Rating: 3/10 (17 May 2003)

...or was it his twin brother Antoine Fuqua? I get into a film with the expectation that I need to suspend disbelief but you also need to be reasonable. Cops (even crooked ones) do not shoot with both hands cocked sideways but if that was the only flaw I wouldn't be asking for 2 hours of my life back. It is sad that despite a big budget and big names, they can't top the lower budget TV series The Shield, which takes this story and does it right. Hollywood, take note, you may need to fear television yet. And the Academy, I thought actors in stupid films were exempt from nomination? Clearly I am wrong. Rating: *