Bomb the System

Name: Bomb the System
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: May 27, 2005
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Jaclyn DeSantis, Jade Yorker

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Palm Pictures | Release Date: May 27, 2005

Starring: Jaclyn DeSantis, Jade Yorker

Summary: 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)

Director: Adam Bhala Lough

Genre(s): Action, Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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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

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

Christian Science Monitor - David Sterritt

Well acted and ably directed, if not very probing about its subject of underclass youth. 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

L.A. 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

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[Anonymous]

Oct 11, 2005

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.

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