ll cool j perform much well in this movie that i expect . he do a fabulous job act a a renegade cop within a renegade department . from the very beginning and he do a great job of build viewer empathy for his character and the predicament he in . he act a a sort of gentle giant a person whose rough exterior can scare anybody and yet whose heart be clearly in the right place from the very start and he do an amazing job . he be quite clearly the best character in the movie . this be certainly a performance that will not win morgan freeman any award . after star in powerhouse film like the shawshank redemption this film be certainly a step down . his role in edison simply do not allow him to show his true talent a an actor and in term of the conglomeration of character place him sadly on a back burner . there be so many way his character ( moses ashford ) could have take a more pivotal role . that he do not be disappointing and a true let down . i be hop to see more from him in this film . timberlake ought to have stay in the music industry . his portrayal of a young journalist be poorly act and unpersuasive . this movie be a typical action movie that ( at least initially ) bear some resemblance to corrupt police affair la have experience in the past . be an action movie and it have it share of shoot em up scene and blood and and gut . these scene be typically unrealistic and painfully predictable . watch the beginning of the movie there be very little suspense a to what will happen at the end think of what you would typically expect in a good cop or bad cop conflict and it bear little resemblance to a real police shoot out . what irk me most be the way timberlake character behave during shoot out scene . he start out have gun and not use them . then when he finally get around to use one he fire it a if he be fire a gun his whole life . then he run out of bullet and doesn not have a gun and 30 second later and without move or anything suddenly have 2 more fully load gun and extra ammo . little plot error like this really ruin the movie for me . if what you be look for be a blatantly fictional plot in a fantasy world where everything turn out okay and then you will probably love this movie . personally and it doesn not matter to me what kind of movie it be as long a it be realistic . make me believe that the story be true . this story be so obviously fictional in so many aspect that i come away feel unsatisfied .