Sobering and incisive, this cautionary drama centers on a street tough 18-year-old facing a moral quandary while trying to turn his life around..
✓ Released: [realease]
✓ Runtime : 97 minutes
✓ Genre: Drama, Crime
✓ Stars: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, Glenn Plummer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Samuel L. Jackson
✓ Director: Lisa Rinzler, Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Tyger Williams, Kevin Moreton
The Menace II Society (1993) is another solid showing, complete with good performances and an intriguing mystery, but there's a lack of artistic ambition here that keeps it from elevating to the higher tiers of the genre.Although its storytelling isn't particularly innovative, The Menace II Society (1993) is an absorbing piece of television, with the potential to boost the appeal of Polish productions for an international audience."
Menace II Society (1993) is staring with Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, Glenn Plummer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. the movie can be very difficult to watch; it's haunting and incredibly sad. But that's also what made it all the more moving, in the end, to see the survivors join together: bonding, smiling, and living their lives in the light.
What gives Cursed its edge is the source material, which subverts centuries of lore and oppressive systems. The Netflix adaptation isn't nearly as captivating, but it still manages to be a quaint escape from reality. For better or worse, filmmaker Lisa Rinzler, Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Tyger Williams, Kevin Moreton juggles two parallel storylines. Basketball fans will be able to follow along with no problem, most already familiar with the story, but newcomers might find all the jumping around confusing.