Dark Blue
2002
**
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman, Brendan Gleeson, Ving Rhames, Lolita Davidovich
At the dawn of the L.A. riots in 1992 a thoroughly corrupt detective finds that his young partner is reluctant to follow in his footsteps. If it all sounds a bit like Training Day, that's because David Ayer wrote both films (although this one is based on a James Ellroy story). Kurt Russell gives a commanding performance, but sadly in a not-very-good movie. The beginning is a muddled mess with no likeable character in sight. In the middle section the film gets its act together, only to throw it all away in an over-dramatic climax.
