Freelancers

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How good should this film have been(?) Starring Robert De Niro and Forest Whitaker, two great American actors, and 50'Cent Curtis Jackson who I've noticed acting well in other films, this should have been, at the least, a satisfyingly good film. So when I saw The Sony Movie Channel was airing it I thought I'd give it a view. DAMN! This was bad! If I were any of the actors I wouldn't even consider putting this on my resume. Robert De Niro played the leader of a group of bad cops, Joe Sarcone, who recruits Malo, Curtis Jackson, and his friends. These had previously been thugs who had supposedly seen the light but were very quick to jump on board Sarcone's ship (so much for the good guys) Milo is paired with LaRue, Forest Whitaker, who is a drug addict and will let anybody off if he can score from them. Even though he's not openly racist he does have a hatred for whites. This is balanced off by a minor player in the film, Billy Morrison, played brilliantly by Matt Gerald (who is the only acting light in this dire movie), as he has a hatred for anyone not white and is very vocal and aggressive about it. The only good cop in the whole film is Terrence Burke, played by Robert Wisdom. He tries to keep his distance from the others and even gets his rookie partner A D, Malcolm Goodwin, to help him train the kids in his area at football. The only community-minded cop in the city, it would appear. Even when the cop who's pursuing Sarcone's mob, Robert Jude (played by Michael McGrady) tries to recruit Malo by telling him what really happened to his father, you get the sense that he isn't as clean as he should be. This is a pretty depressing tale that paints the majority of police in a bad light stating that most of them are corrupt and on the take. If I were in this city I'd not ask a policeman directions because they would direct you down an alley, shoot you in the back and steal all your valuables. The writer, L Phillipe Casseus, gives the audience a bleak tale of greed and depravity in the police force. This isn't a bad thing, it's been done before; though, it's been done better. The fault, I believe, lies with the director Jessy Terrero, who probably only got the job because he'd worked with Jackson before. Most of the scenes are slapdash and so brilliantly set out. Jackson, most of the time, stumbles around the sets without an idea of what his character is about. There is one hell of a lot to Malo and giving the role to a newbie, without proper direction, was a bad decision. De Niro is at his shouty best here; stomping around, hitting and shooting things. Even though it's nice to see him go berserk he just does it too much - poor guy must have needed some lockets afterwards to soothe his throat. Forest Whitaker is brilliant as the drug-addled cop... so good that he actually does appear to have been on something. It was probably needed to get through this rubbish with most of his sanity intact. But it really didn't help the movie any, it just made his lines seem slurred and indistinguishable. If you like any of the actors or cop drama's then I would recommend you to stay away from this pile of diatribe.

I will make this short, well at least ten lines short. A film about the NYPD should have real NYPD uniforms and patches and cars because the audience will know the difference. A film about the NYPD should have actors acting like real NYPD cops because the audience, especially real cops will know the difference. A film about the NYPD should at least be filmed in New York unless its starring Gene Hackman and is titled French Connection II (which still kinda sucked) because New Yorkers know the difference between New York and everywhere else. Acting is all about truth for me. From the onset,this movie had no truth and should, in my opinion have no audience.

Nothing unique, really? IMHO, whether or not 50 cent is bad cop or good cop is not certain until we get to nearly end. A cop cleansing bad cops finally turns into a bad cop -- or should I say replaces them of himself -- is quite new to me. To be honest, I had no idea how 50 cent set everything straight, not before the DEA guy helped him out but after in his new position. How can he handle all the other rogue cops with more history than his after all this mess? The plot is weak at this point. There is a surprise in a scene where 50 cent has to choose a friend or his GF. There should be. And the surprise is not what I was expected. That is surprise! Not the best movie of course, but worth watching once.