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Apr 15, 1992 · What sets "Deep Cover" apart is its sense of good and evil, the way it has the Fishburne character agonize over the moral decisions he has to make. Most drug movies are so casual about their shootings and killings that you'd hardly think it even hurt to get shot.
Deep Cover rises above standard-issue crime thriller fare thanks to a smartly cynical script and powerhouse performances from its unorthodox but well-matched leads. Read Critics Reviews
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- Bill Duke
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- Laurence Fishburne
Traumatised as a youngster by the death of his junkie father, Russell Stevens (Fishburne) becomes a police officer. Passing an interview with DEA Agent Gerald Carver (Smith), Stevens goes undercover to bust a major drug gang that has links to high places.
Deep Cover is a hidden piece of noir revived in the 1990s the blends in with the rap soundtrack from Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog... Full Review | Feb 28, 2023. Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal. A...
May 12, 2022 · 'Deep Cover' reframes the blaxploitation thriller as an exercise in noir-style storytelling and a revisionist confrontation of systemic oppression.
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Aug 12, 2021 · Deep Cover is out on 23rd August on Blu-Ray in the UK, released by The Criterion Collection. The picture quality is exceptional. Sharp and rich in both colour and detail, it really looks stunning. Certainly an enormous leap up from the VHS copy I’d previously seen!
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Deep Cover is a 1992 American crime thriller film directed by Bill Duke from a screenplay by Henry Bean and Michael Tolkin. The film stars Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, and Charles Martin Smith. Its plot focuses on a Cincinnati-based police officer who goes undercover in a Los Angeles sting operation to bring down a West Coast drug cartel.
