Amateurish Hack
Added 5/23/2009
The fact that this won an award at Sundance just proves how dumb the "liberal desire" is; just because a film (or book or play) displays "grit" does not equate the work with quality much less incisiveness. Rather, isolated liberals, so eager to prove that "they like black people," or that "I have a friend who's..." but meanwhile would NEVER entertain the thought of their daughters marrying a black guy.
One reviewer pointed to "Menace II Society" as a superior film, and I couldn't agree more. That's because - in large part - the Hughes brothers are superior filmmakers. Rich relies instead on hackish performances and obvious tropes of the inner city, complete with plaintive, obvious wailings about how stressful living in the hood is.
We know that, Matty.
With not an original idea in his head much less an artistic bent, Rich is reduced to stealing and stating the obvious in his naive kid manner. Bill Russell once said that blacks live in a world where they must understand white people, but white people have the luxury of never understanding blacks (or Asians, Latinos, Natives...). "Straight Out of Brooklyn" - whose title Rich further copped from NWA's "Straight Outta Compton" - hides behind its "grittiness" and comes off as a primer on black inner city life for white folks. It's those very folks, unfortunately, who by and large attend and run Sundance that are fooled because of their lack of experience.
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George T. 0dom is George T. Riffic!!!
Added 12/9/2008
George T. proves he can play gritty, tough street characters the way he portrayed Long Dong Silver in the biopic ''Silver Lining''. l found out that in the end of the movie when he is running from the drug dealers with Carl Lewis-like speed, that is was him and not a stunt double. Just like that was him and not a double in ''Silver Lining''. Just another example of George having not only style, but substance. You might say he has substantial substance.
What a man, what a man, what a might good man!
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Was watchable, and had a decent storyline
Added 6/15/2008
I noticed most of the cast didn't go on to other things, but this movie was ok. Even though, it came first, but it is sort of a "Menace II Society" wannabe. Not a great movie, but decent if you want drama.
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EXTRAORDINARY LOW BUDGET ACCOMPLISHMENT!
Added 1/2/2006
Matty Rich and the entire cast do a fine job here. Way better than Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It--and with a lot more to say.
I have only one question: Why hasn't Matty Rich made more films?
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RED HOOK all the way man!
Added 7/27/2005
yo yo, dis movie rocks big time. Dennis is the man!
"where did you get these beans?" great scene!
It doesn't get any more real than this! It shows the struggle that
so many families living in the projects go through. and how violence really doesn't solve your problems!
"yo, that is my GIRL" " I can get 30 guns, 10 for each of us!"
saab 9000 does 150 in first gear! wow!
don't miss this movie! it's one for the ages. Matty Rich rocks!
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