A demanding, intelligent film of considerable complexity and of sufficient seriousness to justify its 128-minute running time.
Overview
A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and corruption.
Director and cast
- Craig Ross Jr. Director
- Allen Payne as Tristan
- Angelle Brooks as Martine
- Michael Taliferro as Simon
- William L. Johnson as E. Bone
- Aaron D. Spears as Money
- Andrew Divoff as Det. Tyler
- Richard Lawson as Uncle Rob
- William Forsythe as Det. Torrance
- Percy Daggs III as Young Money
- Clarence Williams III as Benny
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The film is naive in its glorification of violence and vengeance.
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