For fans of Kurt Russell, the 2002 ‘neo-noir’ crime thriller ‘“Dark Blue”, directed by Ron Shelton and written by David Ayer, based on a story written for film by crime novelist James Ellroy, is a worthy police action feature, focusing on long-haired, ditty cop Russell, taking advantage of every situation, until of course, the shit hits the fan, now streaming for free on Tubi:
“…set in in the ‘Los Angeles Police Department’ in 1992, ‘Dark Blue’ takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist ‘Rodney King’ and the subsequent L.A. riots.
“In this racially charged climate, the LAPD's elite ‘Special Investigations Squad’ is assigned a quadruple homicide. As they work the case, detective ‘Eldon’ (Russell), tutors ‘SIS’ rookie ‘Bobby’ (Scott Speedman) in the realities of police intimidation and corruption…”
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