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Bomb the System

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
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Based on 3 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Action | Drama
Written by: Adam Bhala Lough
Directed by: Adam Bhala Lough
Release Date:
Theatrical: May 27, 2005
DVD: October 11, 2005
Running Time: 91 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for pervasive language, drug use, some violence and sexuality/nudity
Starring Mark Webber, Jaclyn DeSantis, Gano Grills, Jade Yorker, Joey Dedio, Al Sapienza, Bonz Malone, and Kumar Pallana
Shot entirely on the streets of New York City, Bomb the System is the first feature in over 20 years to delve into the world of graffiti art. (Palm Pictures)
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What The Critics Said
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Film Threat Eric Campos
Excellent acting, great music, amazing artwork and gorgeous Christopher Doyle type cinematography make this film an absolute treat to sit through. It's like a big piece of candy.
Read Full Review >Variety David Rooney
A richly textured drama with an angry poetic edge that gets inside the obsessive subculture of New York graffiti artists, Bomb the System signals the arrival of a talented filmmaker in NYU film graduate Adam Bhala Lough.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Peter L'Official
A needlessly circuitous plot twist leaves a bitter taste, but not before the film's scruffy charm does its work.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
Bomb the System, which rides on a subtle hip-hop soundtrack, might be described as soulful pulp; cult recognition awaits it.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
In the end it's all seductive surface and no substance, but Lough has a bold eye and a vivid sense of uniquely urban beauty.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias
Has an exhilarating edge. It's only when they open their mouths that the movie gets into trouble.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
Should attract some interest in urban theatrical situations before settling into cult video status.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Well acted and ably directed, if not very probing about its subject of underclass youth.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Ty Burr
Visually dazzling and dramatically trite -- it's virtuoso piffle.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
The first feature from Adam Bhala Lough is brashly passionate in its desire to express the power and validity of graffiti art. But it's also preachy and single-minded, populated by a world of sympathetic heroes and hissable villains.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust
Hurting the film is the fact that the central character, Anthony, is so self-absorbed.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
The film half-heartedly paints their actions as rebel-chic heroism even when it has all the integrity of tomcats spraying outside their yards, and it ends up just as confused as the characters.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
A mild, slow-moving drama that belatedly tries to argue that graffiti writers are political artists, not an urban blight.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ernest Hardy
As Bomb snakes its way toward tragedy, it grates rather than entices. The actors come off more as poseurs than as characters, and the film's political and cultural insights are superficial and old hat.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Beautiful cinematography is the highlight of this film which is a strong first effort by Ivan Bhala Lough. Look for good things to come from him in the future.
