There's one word that comes to mind when I think about this movie, Authenticity. Everything about this film felt so real, or authentic, from the set's to the acting. Antoine Fuqua followed up Training Day with another gritty movie that explores the world of crooked police work amongst other controversial topics. From the first scene with Ethan Hawke to one of the final ones with Don Cheadle a piece of the puzzle is revealed in a way that even though the ending is obvious it isn't any less entertaining when it arrives.
I loved the acting in this film, especially the performance from Cheadle, who plays an undercover cop. Ellen Barkin, who has a very minute role, also does an exceptional job at being believable and evoking emotions in the viewer (I admit I wanted to rip her head off as bad as Cheadle's character at one point).
The cinematography in the film was rather exceptional as well, with views of Brooklyn that were telling enough to almost be considered a character in the film as well.
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