Caught Up

I liked the movie, despite the critic's abhorrence toward the movie. I can see Bokeem Woodbine's acting potential stretched even further. Yet, Cynda Williams role in the movie may be the culprit for the critic's actions. I didn't like her all that much, and her acting was a bit off. Though, I believe that her purpose in the movie was to fulfill its "Sex-sells" promise. But, basically all she is was just a pretty face. This movie was pretty much all Bokeem Woodbine, as Daryl Allen's journey towards getting his life back together, without getting "Caught Up" of course.

I can't believe I've never seen this before. Bokeem Woodbine is great in everything he's in and plays Daryl the main character who can't seem to catch a break. The moral of the story is if you get bad vibes and something is telling you to stay away from certain people you generally should.

This was pretty nice, though absolutely everything is seen before. The plot thins out towards the end, after a bland start. Of the characters I'd like to pull out "Vanessa" for her good looks, and "Billy" for a good performance. The rastas are, on the other hand, just plain silly. Watch this movie if you have nothing better to do. 6/10

This is a silly movie that involves a man who has recently been let out of prison. He meets a girl and gets mixed up in this silly underworld scenario, complete with renegade rastafarians and peel away facial disguises. But its not as good as it sounds... you have to put up with a lot of mediocre writing and overacting in order to get to any of the above-mentioned treats. The story has all of these tricky twists that aim to add depth but really only complicate the already-ailing story. To tell you the truth, the only reason I watched it was so that I could see the extremely short cameo by rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, playing the character "Kool Kitty Kat".

One funny thing- you should watch for all of the funny faces that the actors make throughout the movie. Its really strange how often it happens, and I don't know if it is a biproduct of the overacting or an inside joke or what. In any case, if you for some reason DO decide to watch this movie, its something to do.

Bokeem Woodbine gets out of prison with an ambition to keep out of trouble. He wants to open a club, but lacks the money. So when a buddy tells him he has the money in the bank, he drives him there.... and discovers himself part of a bank robbery. When he gets out the next time, he gets a job with a limousine service. But it's a cover for a lot of illegal activities, and soon Woodbine finds himself on the run, with people shooting at him, and Cynda Williams, an exact duplicate of his old girl friend getting him in even more trouble over ten million dollars of stolen diamonds.

It's a pretty good neo-noir with Woodbine trying to figure out why everyone is trying to kill him, and also why. It's cheaply shot, mostly interior sets ad night shots, but Woodbine is good, the people he runs into flamboyant stereotypes, and a script that keeps you guessing. With Jeffrey Coombs, Clifton Powell, Snoop Dog, and L L Cool J.