What a fantastic show. Yeah it isn't as gritty as show creator Shawn Ryan's previous shows (The Shield..the prematurely canceled Terriers)....but it's still entertaining nevertheless. Jason Clarke (formerly of Brotherhood on Showtime) does a fantastic job as Detective Jared Wysocki. No offence, but I am kind of sick and tired of Hollywood going after Australian and British actors to play an American role....but most of them continue to do well. He is a relentless Chicago cop of Polish heritage. His brother was murdered in the line of duty years before and he is hell bent on putting bad guys away. In comes newly appointed Police Superintendent and former partner of Wysocki's, Teresa Colvin. She is played by the beautiful Jennifer Beals (yes....she is the girl who dances all crazy in an aerobic outfit in the movie Flashdance). Colvin recruits Wysocki to root out corruption in the great city of Chicago. Most other critics reviews I read are right on the money when they mention that Chicago itself acts as an added character to the story. It most definitely does.
I will say this. I understand that t.v. shows need to kill characters off in the first few episodes in order to show an element of realness and danger. But they should not have killed off the character of Colvin's driver and cop-Antonio. I liked the character almost immediately and to see him killed off like that really pissed me off. But it worked in getting me hooked on the show! I now want to see Wysocki and Colvin take down the egotistical piece of political shit Alderman Gibbons and make him pay for killing Antonio! By the way, incredible job as always from Delroy Lindo. He played a great villain in Get Shorty and does an even better job here. He plays a politician so perfectly because when he speaks in the show, it sounds like absolute bullshit flowing out of his character's mouth. Also, the performance of Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights) was great. He plays the young dedicated cop part so well. I just hope he doesn't end up being a crooked cop. One of the possible twists I am sure this show has in store further down the road. This show better succeed because I am sick and tired of getting into a show and having it canceled because 5-7 million viewers aren't enough. Look at Southland. NBC canceled it only to have it shine on TNT. The Chicage Code adds such a different and intriguing element than most of the cop procedurals on television. The story arc of them trying to put Gibbons away throughout the first season is definitely what will keep me coming back to watch. I just hope they are able to keep the main story and all of the side stories fresh. Because if not.....FOX and the viewers will be watching.
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