This is mediocre, mostly forgettable drama, but it leaves a nasty taste.

My problem with this movie... is that it wants us to empathize with Thomas Jane's character. But the thing is, his character's just a crooked cop.

Writer-director Joel Souza's "Crown Vic" doesn't always balance those elements ideally, but it's still a respectable if non-revelatory cruise through a familiar terrain of mean streets and men in blue.

Kleintank does well as the innocent on the receiving end of a rude awakening, and Josh Hopkins is memorable as a plainclothes detective on the verge of a psychotic meltdown.