Summary:
Matt Lee Whitlock is the chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida. As a
hardworking man who’s good at his job, he’s respected by his peers and
beloved by his community. When Banyan Key is shocked by a brutal double
homicide, Matt starts his investigation--and his life starts to unravel.
Details of the case begin to surface, all of the evidence points to Matt as
the prime suspect. Now with the investigation in full swing and several
people working the case, Matt finds himself in a race against time to solve
the murders before others uncover the clues he’s finding and he himself
falls under suspicion. He has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police
force and everyone he’s trusted in order to clear his name and uncover the
horrifying truth.
Review:
Denzel Washington and Eva Mendes team up once again (Training Day) in
another highly touted thriller. This time around Eva Mendes plays a
detective who's divorcing Matt Lee Whitlock (Denzel Washington). Although
Eva Mendes is absolutely beautiful its kind of disappointing to see her play
the same role over and over again. She was a cop/detective in three highly
anticipated movies this year: Out of Time, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Once Upon a
Time in Mexico. To a certain extent it really takes away from the appeal of
this movie and more or less normalizes the emotions of the film.
This film does a good job of keeping up the suspense throughout the film
and creates a situation where you really begin to root for Denzel
Washington's character to overcome his obstacles and get back together with
Eva Mendes (ex-wife). The setting and characters of the film and its
characters make the plot more realistic. Denzel Washington convincing
portrays an easygoing but gullible police chief in a laid-back Florida
backwater Another nice thing this film does is utilize many different types
of problems to keep the film (Money, terminally ill cancer, Life Insurance,
Double Homicide) flowing well and an even better job of tying everything
together at the end of this flick.
The only shortfall of this movie is the ending. Without giving away the
ending I will say it is more suited for a made for TV movie rather than a
box office movie. The director of the film forgets the difference of box
office films and television movies and dramas. Although CSI (Crime Scene
Invesitigation) is one of my favorite televisions dramas, the ending for
this flick is not even up to par with this TV show.
See this movie if you're a fan of:
Denzel Washington (Actor/Director, Training Day, Antone Fisher, The
Pelican Brief, John Q)
Eva Mendes (Actress, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Exit Wounds, 2 Fast 2
Furious)
Training Day (2001)
Exit Wounds (2001)
John Q (2002)
Suspense Novels
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