Street Kings

Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) is a hardened LAPD veteran. The enforcer in his unit or as his boss says, the tip of the spear. When he finds himself being hurled towards unfamiliar territory, he decides to choose his own trajectory and bleed red for a change instead of blue. 

The film reminded me of Constantine in some ways and it was not just the presence of Reeves. If Constantine was a detective and had less of a clue, he would be Ludlow.

Rating: * * * +

Constantine

The hordes of hell are ripping at the fabric between Hell and Earth. Only one man holds them back... John Constantine!!! I have to grudgingly admit that Keanu Reeves does pull this role off in this movie based on the graphic Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback and Frank Capello. Dark, brooding and eminently watchable.

Rating: * * *

A Scanner Darkly

This Philip K. Dick novel floats its way onto the screen with its wavy characters trying to weave a story... It is a world seven years from now. A drug called Substance D rules the minds of people. You see its effects and the people trying to fight it. But after a point you wonder who is on drugs? The director, the author, the actors or you...

Rating: * +