Rodney (Delroy Lindo): If God created anything better than crack cocaine he kept that sh*t for hisself.
A Martin Scorsese/Spike Lee film directed by Spike Lee that tells the story of life in the projects and the actions and attitudes of the police.
It was really interesting to hear the comments of the police as they investigated murders of young black men. It is painfully obvious that life has become so cheap that they really can't care anymore and joke about the bodies.
Harvey Keitel as Det. Rocco Klein gives what I consider to be his best performance as he tries to solve a murder, not knowing the man he has (Isiah Washington) is really the killer, but was put up to it by his brother, Ronald 'Strike' Dunham (Mekhi Phifer), a small time drug dealer who is into model trains.
Delroy Lindo (Ransom) is Rodney Little, the main drug supplier and one not to be messed with. Of course, Strike makes that mistake and has to leave town - on a train, of course.
Emmy-winner Keith David is André the Giant, a Housing Authority policeman who tries to keep the young ones away from the drug dealers; especially Regina Taylor's son. He really shines in his performance, especially at the end.
Great soundtrack featuring Seal and Chaka Khan, among others.
Of course, the film has to have some rappers; so we get Sticky Fingaz and Fredro Starr from Onyx. They don't rap, but there is plenty in the film.
Spike Lee gave us a great picture of life in the projects - the good, the bad, and certainly, the ugly.
A Martin Scorsese/Spike Lee film directed by Spike Lee that tells the story of life in the projects and the actions and attitudes of the police.
It was really interesting to hear the comments of the police as they investigated murders of young black men. It is painfully obvious that life has become so cheap that they really can't care anymore and joke about the bodies.
Harvey Keitel as Det. Rocco Klein gives what I consider to be his best performance as he tries to solve a murder, not knowing the man he has (Isiah Washington) is really the killer, but was put up to it by his brother, Ronald 'Strike' Dunham (Mekhi Phifer), a small time drug dealer who is into model trains.
Delroy Lindo (Ransom) is Rodney Little, the main drug supplier and one not to be messed with. Of course, Strike makes that mistake and has to leave town - on a train, of course.
Emmy-winner Keith David is André the Giant, a Housing Authority policeman who tries to keep the young ones away from the drug dealers; especially Regina Taylor's son. He really shines in his performance, especially at the end.
Great soundtrack featuring Seal and Chaka Khan, among others.
Of course, the film has to have some rappers; so we get Sticky Fingaz and Fredro Starr from Onyx. They don't rap, but there is plenty in the film.
Spike Lee gave us a great picture of life in the projects - the good, the bad, and certainly, the ugly.