An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was starring Naomi Harris and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Fortunately, it’s only afterwards that I discovered that Deon Taylor also directed ‘Traffik’ and ‘Fatale’. Well, even though this other directorial effort was nothing really groundbreaking, it was at least miles better than these 2 really abysmal movies. Indeed, the whole concept was pretty generic and predictable but I think the approach was efficient enough. Above all, Naomie Harris was pretty much pitch perfect. Indeed, she was as usual really charismatic but she never glamorized her character who felt quite realistic and convincing and it was pretty impressive how much she managed to elevate this rather basic material. It was even more obvious when she was paired with Tyrese Gibson who was, unfortunately, constantly rather weak. Seriously, it felt as if he didn’t even try and sleepwalked through the whole duration. I have to admit that Mike Colter was interesting playing some major drug lord but his character was unfortunately underdeveloped and reduced to a brainless brute. Concerning Frank Grillo, well, he has spent half of his career playing such characters and he was not bad but not much more than that though. At the end of the day, except for Harris, the rest of the cast turned out to be rather underwhelming. Concerning the movie itself, the vibe was not bad and, in spite being another tale about corrupt cops, there was some potential but it should have been even more darker and grittier to really impress me. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

6/10