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" Brooklyn's Finest" truly has the finest of everything: great actors, superb director, strong writers, phenomenal suspense and action sequence, steamy sex scenes, etc.. I can go on an on. This movie is so mind blowing and flawless that it is easily the best movie of 2009 and, possibly, 2010.

Three brilliant cops. Three career paths. Tango is an undercover cop who wants the long-promised desk-job promotion but is forced into one more assignment. Sal is a corrupt cop who kills and steals to make up for the low police salary that keeps his family a tendril above poverty. Eddie is the oldest cop in the precinct who is days away from retirement.

Here, Director Antoine Fuqua uses the same multi-story technique as Crash but hightens the drama and the layers of social complexity. Fuqua takes no prisoners as every action has a consequence and every path converge into one explosive finale. And what a mind-bogging explosion! Don Cheadle is in rare form, his best acting to date, which may prove him to be the best actor in Hollywood. Don Cheadle is charismatic, gritty, mesmerizing and satisfying in this role. Ethan Hawke really delivers superb acting, grit and edge. Shannon Kane, as a prostitute, is a sexy treat. Richard Gere as a washed-out cop delivers snug acting. Wesley Snipes... It is refreshing to see him back on the big screen.

I had the pleasure to see it on big screen. Those who didn't, go rent this DVD tonight!

Here is a literary masterpiece translated to screen. This movie is outstanding and probably the best acted and directed movie I have seen in the past five years! Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson received over 30 awards an nomination on this movie alone. It is a must see romantic teenage vampire flick for those acquainted with foreign films. Otherwise, the understated nuances and stillness of this movie won't be appreciated.

Kåre Hedebrant plays a teenage boy named Oskar who becomes infatuated with Eli, his new neighbor, played by Lina Leandersson. Eli is only 12 years old but she has been 12 for over 200 years. Oskar shy boy who is constantly bullied in school. He is immediately taken with Eli, a strange girl whom he only sees at night. In Eli, Oskar finds safety, love and companionship.

There is a natural pace to this movie. It is gory romance!

It's a love triangle for a physical therapist who falls in love with a handsome basketball player, who is also being woed by her gold-digger best friend. Love eludes her when he marries her best friend but destiny boomerangs him back into her arms when he gets injured and she is the only one who can fix him.

This romantic comedy is a real treat. For someone who is not a fan of romantic movies, I was pleasantly surprised. I don't think that this movie got the credit and publicity it deserved.

Queen Latifah and Common have a nice on screen chemistry. Mind you, it's nothing over the top but it is sweet. Phylicia Rashad plays Common's mother. Pam Grier plays Queen Latifah's mother. This is sweet romance. I recommend it.