Pollack (Justin Timberlake) is a young ambitious reporter on the trails of corrupted cops, but he finds a more pervasive rot in the city. Morgan Freeman plays his editor who first fires him then mentors him. LL Cool J plays the conflicted cop, and Dylan McDermott plays the corrupted crazy cop. The cast also includes Kevin Spacey and John Heard. That's a great list of actors.
This is Justin Timberlake's first big acting gig. He's basically playing himself, a young buck over his head against some of the biggest players around. So he fits the role perfectly. Morgan Freeman is the wise old man although I didn't need to see him do old man dancing. Dylan McDermott brings great intensity although he starts to overact around midpoint of the movie. And that's when it slowly unraveled. The ending is a mess.
This is Justin Timberlake's first big acting gig. He's basically playing himself, a young buck over his head against some of the biggest players around. So he fits the role perfectly. Morgan Freeman is the wise old man although I didn't need to see him do old man dancing. Dylan McDermott brings great intensity although he starts to overact around midpoint of the movie. And that's when it slowly unraveled. The ending is a mess.