This gripping police corruption thriller manages to acquit itself fairly well despite showing some very conspicuous seams. As usual, Samuel_L._Jackson plays the slick "bad m.f." character to near-perfection and Kevin_Spacey, trying his hand at action, hammers down his fairly straight role. All the vital elements of suspense drama are present; unfortunately, a few sleight-of-hand script shortcuts give the movie an amateurish feel. F._Gary_Gray's bang-up direction should please the genre's fans, most of whom flocked to his previous action endeavor, Set_It_Off. Gray, who started his career making music videos, tends toward the spectacular, giving the film a grandiose, MTV-ish feel. In the end, the all-star appearances of Spacey and Jackson give the film its identity: the two Hollywood powerhouses make more out of the typically flat action storyline. Mike DiBella, Rovi

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