Rookie cop Alicia West (Naomie Harris) is returning to patrol her childhood New Orleans neighborhood. Her body camera records narcotics detective Terry Malone (Frank Grillo) executing his drug dealers to hide his drug deals before a coming wave of investigations. Malone and his police accomplices pursue West through the devastated neighborhood as they seek to eliminate the body camera. She finds help from reluctant local Mouse (Tyrese Gibson).
This has good potential. It has some deep flaws but it is still able to pull off a thrilling crime drama. First, modern communication is an overwhelming enemy of this movie. West should radio in her situation after the first two gun shots. Her radio should still work after Malone intercepts her transmissions. When she gets Mouse's phone, she should be calling everyone and anyone. Couldn't she call 911? The easiest solution would be a POS malfunctioning radio and Mouse not having a phone. Once somebody has cracked the body cam, it should be much more simpler to hand it over to a TV station than a police station. When West kills the gangsters, she should check the car. I'm assuming that the director missed a scene there. West is trying to hide and she should really change out of her police blues. Despite these annoying flaws, the movie still works with some good thrills.
