Bright

Remember the last time you said, "I wish they would combine Training Day with Lord of the Rings"?  Well your wish has come true, thanks to Netflix!  Classic story of a Central Los Angeles loner cop with a new partner and they have to learn to get along and work together as a team.  Facing a dangerous situation in the midst of a feud involving dirty cops, gang members and the Internal Affairs.  There is a bit of a twist though, the new partner is an Orc, the dirty cops are after a magic wand, some of the gangs they are facing are other Orcs, and the Internal Affairs is lead by an Elf.  Sound dumb?  I thought it would be as well, but nope, this movie rocked!  They do a great job of making the mystical things seem appropriate and normal in our everyday, crime ridden world.  The acting is pretty good and they don't go completely overboard with the nerd stuff.  I cant believe how bad the critics trashed this movie, it was extremely enjoyable and had a really good story with obvious racial problem undertones.  I would absolutely watch this flick, besides its free on Netflix.

FYI:  Netflix most expensive movie with a budget of $90,000,000

****1/2