Search: Directed by Antoine Fuqua

Has a brooding and moody power that makes up for what it lacks in originality.

Now it's Denzel Washington's turn, which means this is serious and requires a smart turn out at all times and a watch that goes 'bleep'.

It's complicated and increasingly violent

The dialogue has a tendency to forget what century it is.

The John Ford cliches clang against the Sergio Leone sloppy seconds with the hollow ring of a church bell.

24-carat, high pressure excitement

Pity about the storyline. Same old same-old.

That's not beer in the Marky Mark fridge, it's testosterone. And he's going to share it with you.

Ever since Donnie Darko it's been clear that Gyllenhaal is something special, and here he really gets the chance to shine.

As well as being politically to the right of Ghengis Khan, this is an ugly, racially disturbing, violent and inappropriate film.

There have been great police corruption movies - Sidney Lumet's Q&A comes to mind - but usually they are more subtle than this.