There are so many clichés in this thriller, which somewhat overshadows some fine performances.
Don Cheadle plays the cop undercover who feels a strong allegiance to a drug dealer (Wesley Snipes) that saved his life. He is trying to get out of the game, due to what it has cost him in terms of his family. He wants to make detective first grade, but he has to betray his friend in order to attain the life he wants.
Ethan Hawke plays a cop who is breaking the law in order and taking money from drugs raids in order to save up to buy a house for sick wife & his growing family.
Richard Gere plays a burnt out cop with only a week left to retirement. He's seeing a prostitute whom he eventually falls for, and he is drinking a lot. He is forced to take on a rookie partner due to a new training programme brought in. He tells his seniors he doesn't want this, that he is not someone to look up to and a role model for the younger officers, but they tell him its a new programme and he fits the requirements due to his experience.
Don Cheadle plays the cop undercover who feels a strong allegiance to a drug dealer (Wesley Snipes) that saved his life. He is trying to get out of the game, due to what it has cost him in terms of his family. He wants to make detective first grade, but he has to betray his friend in order to attain the life he wants.
Ethan Hawke plays a cop who is breaking the law in order and taking money from drugs raids in order to save up to buy a house for sick wife & his growing family.
Richard Gere plays a burnt out cop with only a week left to retirement. He's seeing a prostitute whom he eventually falls for, and he is drinking a lot. He is forced to take on a rookie partner due to a new training programme brought in. He tells his seniors he doesn't want this, that he is not someone to look up to and a role model for the younger officers, but they tell him its a new programme and he fits the requirements due to his experience.