Jake Barrett (Jeff Speakman) is a former cop who retired from the LAPD following an incident where he failed to save a young hostage from a disturbed criminal.

A group of Latin Lords members drive to a meeting supposedly arranged by Blades leader "8-Ball," where they are ambushed by criminals led by James Franklin (Christopher Neame).

Barrett meets with Latin Lords leader Cisco (Ramón Franco) and later 8-Ball (Richard Allen) and asks both gangs for time to investigate the case, having become suspicious after reviewing evidence from the first shootings.

Chris William of the Los Angeles Times called the film "almost pleasureless", said it showed Speakman "looking like the poor man’s Don Johnson on steroids, and acting like it too" and added that "here are no clues here that would remind anyone that Magnoli debuted with a well-reviewed hit, Purple Rain, nine years ago--though the fact that Speakman’s naked rear is lovingly lingered upon within the first five minutes has a touch of Prince butt-love to it, and there might even be a dash of Apollonia in Gatti’s fully clothed but vacant performance.

"[2] Emanuel Levy wrote in Variety that "political correctness and unrealistic hopefulness inform "Street Knight," a formulaic actioner that exploits, but doesn't deal with, the timely issue of gang warfare in Los Angeles.

"[3] Richard Harrington of The Washington Post said that it "could just as well be titled Sleep Tight, except for its annoyingly loud soundtrack, featuring excessive shooting and expressive punching, as well as one of the worst synthesizer scores this side of a 900 line.

Part of a probably hopeless campaign aimed at turning Jeff (The Perfect Weapon) Speakman into a martial arts-action film superstar, Street Knight never gets out of the starting gate, which is blocked by a ludicrous script looking to capitalize on Los Angeles gang violence.

"[4] Roger Hurlburt of the Sun-Sentinel described the film as "a vicious and convoluted action-drama" that "leaves a trail of bodies from the opening frame", and described Speakman as "a pitiful actor barely able to play the hunky avenging angel", closing his review by saying that "it's frightening to think this is the kind of motion picture Americans want to see.