Coles (Ricky Burchell) is a very successful attorney - who really doesn't mind too much of justice or morals as long as he wins the case. And that he has a secret affair with district attorney Leila (HAnnah Brake), a woman he often faces in court, only rounds out his persona. One day, Coles takes on the case of Galloway (Chad Paetznick), a cop accused of stealing evidence just because his friend, hip hop producer Feylon X (Lil' Flip) asks him to, and he wins that case, too ... and then Feylon X is murdered, and detectives Hutchingson (Alfred Lamar) and Bryers (Kelsey Delemar) cite him as a person of interest, and he suddenly realizes due to his profession he's largely surrounded by (at least potential) criminals, and the only people he can trust are his driver and best friend Nathan (Marcus Lucas II) and hacker Rani (Kennedy Mullins), while even Leila and one of the investigating cops turn on him. Nevertheless, he and his friends uncover a conspiracy with nightclub owner Mantreaux (Swifty McVay) at the center of it. Problem is, some conspiracy theories just don't like to be uncovered ...

Now this one's not the re-invention of the wheel, but nevertheless a very thriller/murder mystery firmly set in the grey zones of justice and for that not always necessarily shying away from morally questonable decisions (with often equally questionable outcomes) - and  this is what makes this film work, as it's not just a cookie cutter story but a complex genre piece managing to surprise the audience throughout.  And that. coupled with an elegant direction that doesn't shy away from the occasional nastiness, makes this a pretty cool watch actually.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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