Paid in Full

Name: Paid in Full
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime
Released: October 25, 2002
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Chi McBride, Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris

2002

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Dimension Films | Release Date: October 25, 2002 | R

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

Rating: R

Runtime: 97 min

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Michael Wilmington

It's good, hard-edged stuff, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart. Read full review

Stephen Holden

An unpretentious, sociologically pointed slice of life. Read full review

Megan Lehmann

Apart from the slightly sanitized look of Reagan-era Harlem, this raw ghetto drama rings true, from the smooth dialogue to the unaffected performances of the central actors. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

A 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. Read full review

Ty Burr

The only victims in Paid in Full are the dealers and their families -- and the only word for that is one this paper can't print. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Begins as a serious, straightforward account of the origins of the cocaine trade and "gangsta" culture in 1980s Harlem, but then downward spirals due to a weak plot and gratuitous violence. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

As superficial as his 1999 short film "True," the inspiration for Budweiser's "Whassup?" commercials, Charles Stone III's feature debut is set in a 1986 Harlem that doesn't look much like anywhere in New York. Read full review

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erasmoe

Jul 12, 2006

This movie made me buy the game over documentary as soon as i saw it. This movie was off the hook. Im even trying to get the f.e.d.s. mag. 1st issue who has alpo on the fron cover and says he's side of the story. hot movie.

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ChrisJ.

Jun 28, 2003

Excellent movie.

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Spangle

Jul 30, 2013

The acting was good, the directing was ok, but at the end of the day, it was the same old "hood" movie. Very predictable, which hurt the quality. Entertaining all the same.

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