Decent movie. The only thing that saved this from being overly-bland was the casting. Even at that, how many times have we seen Ethan Hawke play a stressed out cop? Dont get me wrong, he's good at it, but I feel like he just walked off the set of one of his other cops movies and right on to this one. And Richard Gere had the same worried look on his face throughout the entire film. Snipes' character was okay but had zero developement. It's always good seeing Don Cheadle, though; I think he is an outstanding actor. Brookly's Finest is nothing entirely new but it was entertaining. The ending wasn't as bad as many people think. More typical than anything else.
I thought Snipes was "freed" but after looking it up he hasn't even gone to jail yet. He was sentenced to three years but is somehow free while he appeals his decisions. Interesting.