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New Jack City | Year: 1991 Classification: Action/Adventure Actors/Actresses: - Chris Rock - Ice T - Mario Van Peebles - Vanessa Williams - Wesley Snipes - Allen Payne The best urban gangster movie ever made New Jack City was released in 91 and went on to become a smash-hit at the box office. The film is basically the violent story of drug lord Nino Brown's rise and fall. Wesley Snipes is unbeleivable as Nino. His performance is charismatic and very convincing. Rapper Ice-T stars as the cop determined to bring Nino down. This was Ice-T's first starring role and he was great in his role. Ice gives the performance of his career. Infact the only thing that detracts from the movie is Judd Nelson's performance. I feel he was pretty wooden in his role as Ice's partner and his acting was quite inept. That doen't stop this film from being undoubtedly the best gang movie ever made. You have to see this film just to see how powerful it is. It will leave you with an amzed expression on your face. I recommend this film to anyone who wants to see a good, well-made film, or definitely to fans of Ice-T and Snipes. New Jack City, 10 years later. 10 years ago, Mario Van Peebles released a movie that would launch a new wave in Black cinema and would put then up-and-coming Wesley Snipes on the Hollywood map. Although not without its flaws, "New Jack City" is a highly entertaining film about the so-called war on drugs and drug lords in NYC. Snipes gives a charismatic performance as Nino Brown; props also go to Ict-T and Allen Payne, and Judd Nelson is...well...Judd Nelson. It helps that the film also has a pretty good soundtrack. Although the film seems to glorify the drug scene a bit, and despite some dated outfits and trends (love those flattop haircuts!), this film is overall a keeper! Are you your brutha's keepa?? Fool, this film be the bomb, and I don't mean it bombed. Few movies touch me, but in New Jack City, the message was loud and clear, 'Keep it real and don't get caught'. Nino Brown had it all, and I mean he ruled the school. The problem was he got greedy. He makes deals with undercover cops, he wants to take down the mob, and his gang is falling apart. Plus he drops a decent looking ho for a real skanky looking ho. It funny to see the size of cell phones back then, but the hair styles were pretty ridiculous too. Ice T is no Slash, but he can wear a top hat in the rain just as easily. Judd Nelson has a race problem in this movie, He can't tell the difference between himself, a white cop, and Pookie, a black crackhead. He finally settle the matter buy proclaiming he is 'Poor White Trash Pookie'. In the end though, the message is clear. "If you've lost everything, you might as well cut loose and run. You never know, the libraian you shot may have a son coming to take you down." Or another moral of the story is "Avoid crazy old men on the stairs when you leave the courtroom." Buy New Jack City at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on New Jack City Search with the Priority Search Engine on New Jack City This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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