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Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Metascore
36 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 4 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
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  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Glenn Whipp
    50
    While Giovinazzo's crude approach undercuts his occasional stab at gravitas, "Cracktown's" cast keeps things in the ballpark of relatable humanity. Best of the lot is Kerry Washington.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    40
    Life goes far past the boiling point for most of the characters in this hilariously overwrought ghetto soap opera from cult writer-director Buddy Giovinazzo.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    40
    Nowhere near as much fun as its title, playing out like an unusually obtuse episode of "The Wire."
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    30
    For those wearied by cliches about poverty, rote characterizations of minorities and shocks for their own sake, best to avoid "Cracktown."
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