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Summary: The BEST Movie Ever!!!
Review: Gang Related was the best movie I have ever seen. The acting was great and so was the plot. Jim Belushi did a wonderful job. Tupac is an excellent actor!!! I personally think he is still alive(just in case you wanted my opinion on his supposed death). BUY THIS MOVIE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Tupacs worst movie ever!
Review: I hated this movie, I rented it hoping it would have a big action plot, but what I Seen was a boring Cop movie, I rated it a two because tupac is da bomb 4 life R.I.P
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Summary: A potent cop thriller, given extra lift by superb acting...
Review: I rented this movie a year or so ago on a reccomendation from a friend, and I didn't have real high hopes for it. I remember when it first came out back in the fall of '97, mostly because of the publicity it got for being the late Tupac Shakur's final film, but I never brought myself to watch it. From the outset it looks like your typical cops-and-drugs movie, with the oh-so-cliched buddy-cop routine being utilized, but when I actually took a look I found the plot to be actually quite intriguing. Two corrupt cops who work in an inner-city precinct set up fake drug deals, sell coke to dealers, then kill them, and keep the money for themselves, they get away with it because these kinds of killings in these seedy areas almost always get filed under 'gang related' when no suspect is in sight. However, their plan begins to fall apart when their most recent victim turns out to be an undercover DEA agent and now they's got federal agents looking into the case. What happens next depends too much on surprise for me to reveal it, but the despair and desperation comes across extremely well as the two cops struggle to cover up what they've done. Without mentioning specifics, I'll just say that betrayal, distrust, and out-of-control violence sets in as a result of the decisions made. I was actually very surprised at the chemistry between Belushi and Shakur. Considering the grim material the two actors are working with, they have a gritty and almost comic spirit together. The opening scene is one of my favorites, in which the two sitting, bored and exhausted in a seedy motel room waiting for their next victim, have a conversation about wishing they were in Hawaii (Shakur: "How can you think about Hawaii now?" Belushi: "I'm here... I don't wanna be here... so I think about being in Hawaii, so as not to get depressed about being here.") Even the tension-filled and confrontational scenes later in the film showcase the two actors' talents, particularly Tupac. At the time I saw this I was just beginning to explore the West Coast hip-hop scene (after years of listening to only New York-based hip-hop), and I knew very little of Tupac and his legacy. Interestingly enough, it was his acting career that first made me admire him after seeing him in 'Juice' and 'Poetic Justice' in the early '90s. Being that he he studied at the Baltimore School of Arts and was classically-trained in the theater, it is no surprise the skill he possessed. He was extremely charismatic and convincing in every one of his performances. In fact, if his final performance here is any indication, I think he had the potential to become one of the best of his generation. And this is enough cause for even a non-fan to mourn his death.
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Summary: tupac's best movie
Review: I thought the movie had a good plot to it. What i like about the movie is it keeps me to the edge of my seat and i dont want to pause it to go to the restroom or anything.Its Tupac's best movie, if he was still alive i think he would be one of the best rappers/Actors alive. The only thing i dont really like about the movie the ending. I really think they could of done a better job.
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Summary: SSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOO CCOL
Review: It is the best movie ever. And I luv u girl. You know/
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Summary: Mix it up
Review: It's Jim Belushi's acting that saves this film, yet his character is too dumb to be credible, as is the premise of the film. He's a vicious corrupt cop who doesn't check anything twice, just shoots and doesn't ask any questions--later or at any time. Yet because of Belushi's strong acting talents, his character is almost believable. He and his partner, played by a wildly overacting Tupac Shakur, have a nasty profitable scam going: they set up trades with drug dealers, then kill the latter for the drugs which they can sell again. Here's another problem--any money cops use for set ups has to be authorized by higher ups, then accounted for. There's no mention of that in the film; how do they get away with keeping the money? It's also mentioned that they've pulled this 11 times. OK, so after all those times, NOBODY on the force investigates how it is that so many drug dealers have died after a set up put in place by the same two cops over and over? Also not credible. The two thug cops kill a drug dealer who turns out to be an undercover DEA agent and fellow DEA guy Gary Cole pulls in and starts hassling the precinct for answers. Cole also overacts here; he's a caricature, not a character. However, as an upscale attorney, James Earl Jones does a fine job, as does Dennis Quaid as a surprising suspect the thug cops have framed for the murder of the DEA agent. Yet the surprise that comes with discovering Quaid's real identity is another plot point that severely strains credibility. The film seems to be a collection of characters thrown together to flesh out a collection of random, often non-credible, and distinctly unrelated story segments that have not been thought through. Even the ending is disappointing--you can smell it coming a mile away. In spite of all the above, this is not a bad film because the pacing and momentum are strong enough--along with the acting of Belushi, Jones, and Quaid--to carry it through to its predictable end. Belushi is on screen most of the time and he's a lot of fun to watch. You're thinking no cop can be that dumb, but his acting chops make you feel that if a guy could be this crude and vicious, then, OK, maybe he COULD be that dumb. A truly mixed bag. Your call.
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Summary: Mix it up
Review: It's Jim Belushi's acting that saves this film, yet his character is too dumb to be credible, as is the premise of the film. He's a vicious corrupt cop who doesn't check anything twice, just shoots and doesn't ask any questions--later or at any time. Yet because of Belushi's strong acting talents, his character is almost believable. He and his partner, played by a wildly overacting Tupac Shakur, have a nasty profitable scam going: they set up trades with drug dealers, then kill the latter for the drugs which they can sell again. Here's another problem--any money cops use for set ups has to be authorized by higher ups, then accounted for. There's no mention of that in the film; how do they get away with keeping the money? It's also mentioned that they've pulled this 11 times. OK, so after all those times, NOBODY on the force investigates how it is that so many drug dealers have died after a set up put in place by the same two cops over and over? Also not credible. The two thug cops kill a drug dealer who turns out to be an undercover DEA agent and fellow DEA guy Gary Cole pulls in and starts hassling the precinct for answers. Cole also overacts here; he's a caricature, not a character. However, as an upscale attorney, James Earl Jones does a fine job, as does Dennis Quaid as a surprising suspect the thug cops have framed for the murder of the DEA agent. Yet the surprise that comes with discovering Quaid's real identity is another plot point that severely strains credibility. The film seems to be a collection of characters thrown together to flesh out a collection of random, often non-credible, and distinctly unrelated story segments that have not been thought through. Even the ending is disappointing--you can smell it coming a mile away. In spite of all the above, this is not a bad film because the pacing and momentum are strong enough--along with the acting of Belushi, Jones, and Quaid--to carry it through to its predictable end. Belushi is on screen most of the time and he's a lot of fun to watch. You're thinking no cop can be that dumb, but his acting chops make you feel that if a guy could be this crude and vicious, then, OK, maybe he COULD be that dumb. A truly mixed bag. Your call.
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Summary: 2Pac's best - witty and unusually funny
Review: It's too bad some reviewers talk about the movie's plot because it really ought to be viewed without any knowledge of what happens. The first time I saw it I thought it was surprisingly funny because of the twists both of these cops are confronted with. The courtroom scenes are great with James Earl Jones going at it with Wendy Crewson. She plays the DA and shows up in plenty of movies but in supporting roles. The whole movie makes great use of lesser known actors that get roughed up by the two cops or play interesting roles. Even the soundtrack was great - a 2 CD set. Pac died shortly after finishing filming so the ending is really kind of creepy but also prophetic.
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Summary: GANG RELATED review
Review: James Belushi and rapper Tupac Shakur in his final performance before his death are corrupt detectives who murder an undercover DEA agent and try to pin the murder on someone else. With the help of Belushi's stripper girlfriend, played by Lela Rechon, the two go on a rampage trying to find the perfect suspect to tag the murder to. When the murdered DEA agent's colleagues keep asking questions, the cops feel even more pressured to produce any evidence that distances them from the murder. Belushi and Shakur make for a good team in an otherwise average crime thriller. Belushi is the more brutal of the two as he goes around kicking and blasting while the more sympathetic Shakur is trying to keep it together and also seems to feel some form of guilt over the crimes that he and his partner have committed. As is often the case in films like this, the deeper the two cops get in trying to cover up their crime, the more their world seems to fall apart. Real criminals that they have arrested are acquitted because they have used the stolen evidence in other cases, some of their phony witnesseses are buckling under pressure, and the man who they try to stick the murder charge to turns out to be more than what they expected. Through it all, Belushi and Shakur have a real chemistry and the audience often finds itself rooting for these guys who are in all honesty, complete jerks. Many of Shakur's hardcore fans often praise his performance, which is real good, but Belushi is the one carrying the team here. Not to say that Shakur does not give an excellent performance but his role is less-defined so without Belushi, the film doesn't work. He is the one we all love to hate here. A scumbag homicide cop with homicidal tendencies who seems to keep testing his luck in every area. Shakur is more or less the guilty conscience of the duo. The more the story progresses, the worse he seems to feel about what he has done. The interesting thing is how Shakur's character compliments Belushi's. Once the two are no longer functioning as a unit, Belushi is lost in our eyes. The little sympathy we felt for his character is gone. The way that he distances himself from Shakur is one of the few noble things that he does in the film but unfortunately, without his partner to save him, he is beyond help. He is now just a renegade without a purpose and we as an audience know that wherever he is going, he is in for some trouble. "Gang Related" is not an excellent movie. The story seems to wear thin in some areas but the film's two leads really keep this one above water. James Belushi turns in one of his best perfomances in some time in a role much different from what you're used to seeing from him. Shakur, in somewhat of a low-key performance is absolutely brilliant. Many people criticize rappers for trying to pick up a second paycheck without mastering the acting craft. Shakur is so natural as an actor, you would think it was his first love. It is a shame that Tupac never got an opportunity to be all that he could as far as acting goes. "Related" is not exactly an original concept but it is worth the time spent as it takes you for a nice little ride. On a side note, the Pac-influenced soundtrack of the film also helped give it a more professional feel.
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Summary: This is one of the Best movies ever
Review: Shakur and Belushi put in exceptional performances in an otherwise ignored forgotten movie by the late, great, Tupac Shakur 2 thumbs up!!! "Keep the faith in me, I will not let u down" Tupac Amura Shakur 1971-1996
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