Cutthroat Alley

Some Homie said it Befo', an' I'm gone say 't again: "Boyz n the Hood" Meetz "Scream"! Some seriously Pizzed off masked homeboy is Smokin' Hoodratz. And he ain't no doing Thatz by Bustin' Capz in their Assez. Nope Homez, Bigga knife come Slashin' down is Da Thang here. Other than Thatz, Lotsa Neeggazz doing no acting and Givin' us steroid-Talkz from Da Bad-Azz textbook. I'm Tellin' ya: Wes Craven Shoulda sue the creators of "Crapthroat Alley" or at Leasts bring out that 9.mm, go Rat-Ta-Ta-Tat and make these Getto-Boyzz sheet their Pantz.

Why am I talking like this? I have no idea, but I think this film must have left some impression on me...

Urban Style horror tale that raises the issue of stereotypes. This film is created by Timothy Wayne Folsome the same guy who made Jacked Up, which I only watched because my favorite rapper Bizzy Bone had a main role in it, Him and Mac-10 was only in here for about a minute and a half! So don't let their names fool you being on the movie case they are not main characters, that trickery , I did not like. I wasn't expecting top quality material. But the film for being low budget wasn't too bad! Timothy Wayne Folsome can really make low budget films work. It was fun seeing the nearly all black cast work their way through what is typically a white genre. Great plot that holds your interest and attention through out. There are so many suspects that you are still guessing at the end.

Cutthroat Alley was pretty darn good for a low budget independent film. I feel the movie starts off a little slow, but if you keep on watching you will become hypnotized in the film. Cutthroat Alley does remind me of Scream but I think Cutthroat is better because it is much more diverse. Besides the language in the beginning of the film, I feel it is a fun, exciting family film. The actors are fairly new including Bizzy Bone and Mack 10. They all did an exceptional job. There is one other actor that stood out to me, Bones not only is he handsome he has presence and he brings the energy. Well I hope you enjoy the film as much as I did!

This "horror" film was all over the place. I think I laughed for a good 80% of the run time. I can appreciate its late 90s/early 2000s vibe, but the story itself was whack. For starters, why is everyone from ny, and sound like they from ny, but it takes place in South LA? Even one of the cop cars had a ny license plate! Second, this movie was already done before. A boy was sent to jail or juvie, something like that, for being accused of killing one of their friends, so when he got out suddenly there was a slasher killing people in the hood right before prom. So you don't get credit for an original story. Third, I hope the actors that wanted to act as a career improved because all the acting was terrible. And everyone was stereotypically cast.

If you want a good laugh, watch this.

The acting isn't the best but isn't as bad as other low budget films I've seen. Its really good for what its worth. The movie is a horror flick although it has underlined discussions about issues that rarely comes to topic in big budget films, such as racism, stereotyping, different types of abuse, domestic, physical and sexual violence, sex views/roles(in the hood),violence,relationship conflicts (in the hood), parental guidance(in the hood), realistic behaviors (in the hood)and to a certain degree, how prison life compares and contrast with street life. All of these topics are displayed very well in this movie and the fact that the writer combined this with a horror twist is nice work in my opinion. The murders that took place in this film is not at all mild or weak, in fact for the production of this film I'll say it was done well. The actors personalities were on point to personalities you would find (in a hood on the west coast). Overall I think this movie is worth seeing especially if you like to watch a film for its quality rather than its quantity.