As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - the straight-laced, the brutal, and the sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
LAME.
That's my entire review of this movie. The plot was lame, the characters were lame and the ending was...you guessed it, LAME!!!
The majority of the movie focused on the new guy to the police force, Ed. He's the classic nerd with glasses and wants to be a cop because that's what his daddy did. Awwww Eddie...*tear*
But he wants to be the big guy on campus and throws a bunch of cops under the bus, so the rest of the station hates him. This is until he 'solves' the latest murder in town which happens to be one where a cop got shot. Suddenly he's the guy to be...but something doesn't sit right with Ed so he keeps investigating.
Meanwhile we are introduced to Jack, the famous cop. He's a part of the narcotics division and makes deals with the local magazine editor to get the best stories (and a little payoff on the side). His life is good until Ed asks him why he became a cop in the first place and Jack can't remember. This sparks some kind of 'good samaritan' mission in him.
While all this is happening, Bud is another established cop on the force. He's really fond of women. If they are attacked or threatened in any way he goes all crazy monkey on the attacker and trust me, you DON'T wanna be that guy.
Bud doesn't actually like Ed for the longest time because he got his partner fired and later slept with his lady-friend. But as he's about to kill Ed he's convinced that he's a good guy and decides to help him out. Ed definitely has a way with words.
So Ed and Jack team up first to find the real killers in the 'solved' case. Turns out some things are shady with the captain of the station so Jack goes to talk to him: man to man. The captain, Dudley, thinks Jack knows something and shoots him. He later moves the body and says the murder of his friend is a heinous act and the killer must be found.
Ed finds out that Dudley killed Jack and freaks out. He knows he's next. Enter Bud attempting to kill Ed with every piece of office furniture possible (why he didn't just pull his gun out and shoot the guy I'll never know).
Once Ed and Bud are on the same side they realize they're being hunted by Dudley and his men so they run off to an abandoned warehouse (I kid you not) and prepare for battle. After a long, drawn out shoot out Ed shoots Dudley in the back (wow symbolism!!) and he and Bud make it out alive. Ed gets a medal for his valor and is the new head person at the station.
Oh and in between all this crap is a stupid love story between a whore and some cops.
Literally that was the whole movie. I got bored just writing this. None of the characters made you care about them at all and I was happy when some of them started getting shot. The coolest dude was Dudley because he wasn't afraid to tie up loose ends. Ed was just the lonely nerd who tried to beat the bully but ended up telling the teacher on him instead.
Keep in mind this movie is over two hours long. How I sat and watched this in one sitting is impressive. I should get an award for doing that alone!
So overall, thanks to Sociology, I again had to sit and pull myself through another disaster movie. I don't even know if this movie deserves 1 star. I'm at that point where maybe if I fall asleep right now I can pretend this movie doesn't exist and it was all just a bad dream...
GOOD NIGHT!
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