DVD : In Too Deep [2000]

Rating: - Superb movie
I didn't know what to expect when I saw this movie, as I was in the middle of a two or three-month stretch of renting out nothing but "hood" movies, most of which were fairly mediocre. Here, though, I wasn't disappointed.

I'd never seen Omar Epps in a movie before this one, and I have to admit, I was pretty shocked that such an amazing actor had passed me by without my noticing. His role isn't an easy one to play - it could so easily have been overacted - yet he gives a flawless performance as a troubled man trying to figure out where his loyalties lie. LL Cool J fills out his role very well, making a menacing - if vaguely cliched - drug lord, and Stanley Tucci brings a sense of comfort and lightness as the police chief and Epps' mentor.

It is Epps, however, who makes the film. I've since seen other movies with him in, yet this remains one of his best performances. I loved it, my best male friend loved it, my 60-year-old mother loved it. Go watch it. =)

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Rating: - LL Cool Js best film.
This is actually a very good film. LL Cool J plays an unusual role as a rough ruthless gang leader and he plays it brilliantly. Throughout the film Omar Epps goes undercover as his second in command and its pretty much the same story...BUT...with this i really did start to wonder how it was going to end. And you will 2. Not for everyone but i would certainly recommend it to everyone anyway. Really well done and acting makes you feel like it is actually happening.

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Rating: - A wicked Gangsta film
This absolutely superb! A great watch, tense all they way through. It's gotta be said that LL Cool J plays fannys in most of his films. But not in this one! He is a proper rude-boy. I can guarantee that you won't be playing pool for at least a week after watching this! Omar Epps is also great, just like he was in higher learning. On the whole, this film is a classic and is realy along the same lines as New Jack City. Watch it!

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Rating: - fist clenching crime drama
If you like Boyz N The Hood then this is a must buy. This dvd was the first movie i brought and it had me sitting on the edge of the seat from the beginning to the end. Excellent acting from LL Cool J who is the hard time gangster. Great actor Omar Epps plays the undercover cop which has been given a dangerous mission to stop the gangster. The film shows how the cop is slowly losing his true identity when he is getting more and more involved with the gangster gang. Non stop fast action and gun shotting film. A film that probably more for the lads but im a young lass and thoughly enjoyed this film. I would recommend this to anyone.