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In Too Deep

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In Too Deep reviews
53
10.0 User Score:

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Based on 28 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Michael Henry Brown
Paul Aaron

Directed by: Michael Rymer

Release Date:
Theatrical: August 25, 1999
DVD: February 15, 2000

Running Time: 95 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for violence, language, sexual content

Starring Omar Epps, Stanley Tucci, LLCool J, Nia Long, and Pam Grier

Detective Cole (Epps) is going undercover on a mission so dangerous, it could cost him his life... and possibly his soul. The target: a crimelord called "God" (Cool J) who's hooked into 80% of the city's crime. (Dimension Films)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

A gritty, well-acted urban drama with lots of humanity.

80

Washington Post Stephen Hunter

Has a gritty authenticity to it … captures the spectacularly crazed quality of urban violence.

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75

Boston Globe Jay Carr

Invigorating excellence.

75

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

A gritty, profane and profoundly disturbing look at the American drug culture.

70

Film.com Sean Means

LL Cool J... is downright scary -- a mix of coiled charm and underlying menace.

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70

Variety Joe Leydon

Formulaic but effectively gritty inner-city crime drama.

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70

Los Angeles Times Gene Seymour

Script resounds throughout with astringent dialogue and stark authenticity.

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70

Newsweek Anjali Arora

With a strong soundtrack and a little humor, In Too Deep remains good entertainment.

63

Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman

It delivers cop-genre thrills at the pace required and reminds us Omar Epps is a star in the making.

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63

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

A well-acted and surprisingly thoughtful treatment of the same old, same old.

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60

The New York Times Elvis Mitchell

Treats its characters seriously and doesn't resort to the obvious very often.

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60

Village Voice Gary Dauphin

The film does have a canny appreciation for how ghetto realness is acted out.

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58

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

A weakly scripted shambles.

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50

San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris

Crime-by numbers-cop drama.

50

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

It's old, old hat.

50

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

Epps is a leading man on the rise, and Cool J. is something to see.

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50

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak

A mess of incohesiveness and fragmented storytelling.

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50

Chicago Tribune Mark Caro

An oft-told tale.

50

TNT RoughCut Matt Kelsey

(L.L.. Cool J's) gritty drug lord is decent.

50

Miami Herald Sara Wildberger

LL Cool J. plays God like a medieval king.

50

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

Slow and predictable, and the characters are so poorly written that its hard to react to them in any way.

40

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

This earnest yet cynical drama makes the gang-infiltration genre seem exhausted.

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40

Film.com John Hartl

A few startling touches.

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40

LA Weekly Nicole Campos

Enough gunfights, vicious beatings, and pissing matches for five films.

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40

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

Too sloppy, pinning psychological crime dramatics to good old-fashioned gunplay.

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38

USA Today Mike Clark

Begins sinking in the shallow end almost at once.

33

Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy

Goes on too long and doesn't have much to say.

30

Dallas Observer Scott Kelton Jones

Not too far from the version of "Serpico" staged by the Max Fisher Players in "Rushmore."

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

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