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- In “New Jack City,” it has a special impact, because this ambitious film aims to be a similar record of the rise and fall of a big drug business. The movie was advertised (no doubt wisely) as a slam-bang action adventure, but in fact it's a serious, smart film with an impact that lingers after the lights go up.
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May 1, 1991 · There is a moment in “New Jack City” when Nino Brown, a character who has made millions by selling cocaine to poor blacks, relaxes in his suburban mansion. He has his own screening room and is viewing “Scarface,” the Al Pacino movie about a drug lord.
Stylishly directed by Mario Van Peebles, New Jack City offsets its melodramatic streak with electrifying action and a cavalcade of effective performances. Read Critics Reviews
- (35)
- Mario Van Peebles
- R
- Wesley Snipes
I just watched it for the first time and I was really impressed. I didn't know much about it before jumping in except that the director was the son of legendary blaxpolitation director Melvin van Peebles (Sweet Sweetback's Badassss Song). I was pleasantly surprised by the film.
Mar 8, 1991 · New Jack City: Directed by Mario Van Peebles. With Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock. A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
- (39K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Mario Van Peebles
- 1991-03-08
104 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. Idolator! Your soul is required in hell! hitchcockthelegend 13 March 2013. New Jack City is directed by Mario Van Peebles (who also co-stars) and written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper.
New Jack City. 61. Metascore. 13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 88. Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert. The movie isn't a comic book that's been assembled out of the spare parts from other crime movies; it's an original, in-depth look at this world, written and directed with concern—apparently after a lot of research and inside information. 88.
61 Metascore. 1991. 1 hr 37 mins. Drama, Suspense. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Streetwise cops target a megalomaniacal drug lord, whose empire is threatened by an informer. 1991 will go down in...
