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Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings
- Starring: Chi McBride, Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris
- Summary: Amidst the 1980s drug scene in Harlem, a young native (Harris) builds an illegal empire only to have a crisis of conscience.
- Director: Charles Stone III
- Genre(s): Action, Drama, Crime
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Positive: 6 out of 16
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Mixed: 6 out of 16
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Negative: 4 out of 16
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75It's good, hard-edged stuff, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart.
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75An intelligent crime drama, not because of the criminal activity it dramatizes but because of its powerful examination of the forces that drive criminals.
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60A vivid telling of a familiar story -- the rise and fall of a street criminal -- bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness.
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30Lazily directed by Charles Stone III (the man behind Budweiser's "Whassup?!" campaign) from a leaden script by Matthew Cirulnick and novelist Thulani Davis.
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Positive: 13 out of 13
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Mixed: 0 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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ChrisJ.10Excellent movie.
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erasmoe10
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