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  • 2002
  • R
  • Innovation Film Group (IFG)
  • 1 h 53 m
  • 2002
  • R
  • Innovation Film Group (IFG)
  • 1 h 53 m

Summary An action-thriller set in the mean streets of Philadelphia, this is a journey through the dark side of the rap music industry and an underworld of hustlers, thieves, and killers who'll do whatever it takes to stay on top of the game. (Ruff Nation Films)

Directed By: Rich Murray

Written By: Rob Wiser, Rich Murray

  • 2002
  • R
  • Innovation Film Group (IFG)
  • 1 h 53 m
  • 2002
  • R
  • Innovation Film Group (IFG)
  • 1 h 53 m

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Summary An action-thriller set in the mean streets of Philadelphia, this is a journey through the dark side of the rap music industry and an underworld of hustlers, thieves, and killers who'll do whatever it takes to stay on top of the game. (Ruff Nation Films)

Directed By: Rich Murray

Written By: Rob Wiser, Rich Murray

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
32
11% Positive
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22% Mixed
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67% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
32
11% Positive
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22% Mixed
2 Reviews
67% Negative
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70
Highly watchable stuff (not to mention listenable, with a relentless but not overly obtrusive hip-hop soundtrack propelling the action).
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
50
Boasts spunk, imagination and a strong performance from Smallville's very talented Sam Jones III.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
38
Too bad this movie is more tepid than the average Snipes potboiler and even rustier than his mindless Blade pictures.
By Michael Sragow FULL REVIEW
38
Oddly enough, given his limited role, the movie seems to have been made around Nelly; when he's not onscreen, everything falls apart.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
30
Mr. Jones, who recently starred in "Zig-Zag," a similarly striving, overwrought picture, is a disciplined and likable performer, and he bravely perseveres in the face of narrative absurdity and rampant overacting.
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
20
A cockeyed shot all the way.
By Laura Sinagra FULL REVIEW
20
Both a snore and utter tripe.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Ruff Nation Films
Release Date Sep 20, 2002
Duration 1 h 53 m
Rating R
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Tagline The Music Business Can Be Murder
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