Ludlow isn't a man who thinks he's a villain. When he tells his superiors, "I was just gonna break his jaw," he says it with the calm rationality of someone who believes that's a perfectly reasonable Friday afternoon plan. A Masterclass in Corruption
While its sequel, Street Kings 2: Motor City , was a straight-to-DVD release that lacked the original's bite, the first film stands as a solid entry in the Ayer "cop-verse". Street Kings
It’s brutal and unsentimental. There are no "cool" Hollywood shootouts here; only messy, violent encounters. Ludlow isn't a man who thinks he's a villain