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Summary: Sad, But The Truth
Review: This movie is truthful. As much as we would hate to believe it, but relationships with your parents and your significant other is just like that with most people. There's usually always drama With urban people. Not to say that it's not that way with suburban people, but for some reason we "urban folks" almost always make the news. Anyhow Tyrese did a good job as Jody and I was quite suprised. He potrayed a lazy son, a decietful baby's daddy and a young man who had somewhat of a desire to do better, just caught up in temptation. His mother Addrienne Joi Johnson did a fair job, she looked rather young to be his mom, but isn't that truly the way it is. She didn't seem very supportive as a mom, but her part was to give some advice and to stand her ground on having a man in her life played by Ving Rhames. Tyrese main girl Taraji P. Henson did an excellent job playing her part as his baby's mom and the girl he truly cared for. We as women feel just like she did when it comes to a man we love, we want them to do right by us and if they dont, we express ourselves. We want them to leave if they cant act right, but we give them numerous chances to straighten up. This movie has numerous sex scenes, violence and profanity, not for the little ones it's truly an adult film. This movies has a pleasant ending. Check it out!
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Summary: The boy is no baby!
Review: When I first heard of this movie,I thought it would be similar to "Three Men and a Baby". Almost every cast member of this film is little known,if not unknown,except for Snoop Dogg. Whoa! There's quite a lot of mention of the word that rhymes with "bigger". Man,is this film raunchy. There is one scene where a little kid told Snoop Dogg's character,"I hate you." Dogg replies,"I hate your ass too!" The word that rhymes with "bigger" follows. Tyrese Gibson is Rodney whose live-in girlfriend is wanted by Jody(Dogg). Although this film is a drama,where was some dialogue that tickled my funny bone.
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Summary: nice film
Review: Not as preachy or sappy as some of John Singletons other pics. Little too much sex for my taste (When I want sex I'll rent porn, thanks). But this movie is funny and true to life. Its about a man who has two babys mammas and doesnt want to settle down, hes a mommy's boy and things get ugly when mom gets a new man. The main characters are interesting and you get some laughs out of this movie. I dont believe it is just a "black" movie its a really good watch. Snoop has a small part and his acting is decent.
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Summary: JOHN SINGLETON'S THE MAN!
Review: FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ''BOYZ N THE HOOD'' COMES THIS DRAMA ABOUT AN UNAMBITIOUS 20 YEAR OLD WHO LIVES AT HOME WITH HIS MOTHER. UNEMPLOYED, HE HAS TWO CHILDREN FROM TWO DIFFERENT MOTHERS AND HE SEEMS DESTINED INTO A LIFE OF CRIME. GREAT URBAN DRAMA REALLY TELLS THE VIEWER THAT MOST AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN NEED TO GROW UP AND STOP PLAYING GAMES ALL THE TIME. THIS CAN BE COMPARED WITH ''BOYZ N THE HOOD''. THIS MOVIE IS PERFECT IN BOTH THE DRAMA AND THE ROMANCE SECTIONS. TYRESE EVEN DID A GOOD JOB PORTRAYING JODY, THE MAN WHO TENDS TO BE IRRESPONSIBLE. GOOD MOVIE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SEE A ROMANTIC DRAMAM AND LEARN A MORAL.
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Summary: Around the excess (ahem...Snoop Dogg) an honest love story
Review: John Singleton's movies typically seem to drift between the essential and pointless, and his latest, "Baby Boy," which revisits the south-central Los Angeles neighborhood he chronicled in his breakthrough film, "Boyz N The Hood," is no different. So much of it works, and works well, that the entire scenes and subplots that have no place burn all the much more.The movie presents itself as a critique of young black men in America, who, as the film's opening narration states, have been "infantilized" by white racism. But it's not meant as a jumping-off point to chronicle race relations, but to show this infantile state is willingly embraced, and used as a womb, of sorts, to refuse responsibility. Singleton introduces Jody, firmly played by newcomer Tyrese Gibson, as a 20-year-old father of two still living with his mother and doing what he can to avoid work and coast comfortably. He eventually embarks on a career, which involves stealing clothes off the rack and selling them wholesale. But that doesn't stop Jody from living off the mother of one of his children Yvette (Taraji P. Henson), who loves Jody enough to let him ruin her life, if he sticks around long enough. Much of "Baby Boy" involves just how much she'll put up with, when she'll stop putting up with it, and what sort of ominous "get out" message she'll send when she does - not exactly an original setup. But to Singleton's credit, he delivers several personal, poignant scenes that emphasize the love in their relationship, which makes the flip side of Jody irresponsibility seem all the more foolish. Unlike the director's "Poetic Justice," which portrayed romance without a pulse, "Baby Boy" gives reason to care, and invest. That subplot runs parallel with that of Jody's home life with mother Juanita (Adrienne Joi-Johnson) barely old enough to be Jody's mom, and new boyfriend Melvin, played by Ving Rhames in one of those intense performances that changes the chemistry when he enters. Both Juanita and Melvin, while still young, have been around the hard-time block, and want a smoother ride this time. Jody blocks it, in a way, by pushing the threat of his getting booted from the house closer and closer to surface, until it explodes, sadly, in the worst way possible. In fact, much of "Baby Boy" is sad. True, but still. Henson evokes a quiet sadness and resignation as Yvette, and has a scene, directly after an argument and smack dab in the midst of a strange makeup, where all of insecure fears (Singleton subtly shows her sucking her thumb throughout the movie) roil to the surface. And when she does boot Jody, her life doesn't improve, as an ex-con boyfriend, played in suave, pot-ridden calm by Snoop Dogg, arrives on the doorstep, looking for sexual hospitality. Snoop Dogg's character, Rodney, and the rapper's presence at all, signify a traditional flaw of Singleton movies to work in black music and modeling stars who lack the requisite acting chops to fill out a role. Only Ice Cube, among his denizens, made the leap well. Snoop Dogg is counted on to drive the third act of the movie, and he can't, especially in scenes where Rodney is called to be menacing. Singleton includes pointless scenes, such as Snoop driving, Snoop smoking a blunt and Snoop snapping his fingers to old school Al Green. The last scene has a mark of reticent cool to it (indeed, so cool it's in the trailer) and has the mark of the star's improvisational kickin' it mode. But Rodney's presence puts a weird spin on the final half hour, and it doesn't quite work, as Jody and best friend Sweet Pea (Omar Gooding, a little too Cuba) aim to settle the score. And there's a scene where the two chase down a group of young thugs, then beat up them one-by-one, that took the audience in the opposite direction Singleton intended them to go. In short, a lot of scenes meant as menacing fall short into slight comedy, and only Rhames serves up bad...bluster on cue every time. Still, when "Baby Boy" sticks to Jody and Yvette, there's a real story. Henson, in her first significant role, shows chops to stay around for awhile. And Tyrese, as he's known in the music world, is more than serviceable. He plays both sides of emotional spectrum like he's been there before, and his Jody is an anchor of self-angst and pity that not only characterizes young black America in LA, but every race, right here, right now, wherever. Jody needs to grow up. Most of us do.
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Summary: The boy is no baby!
Review: When I first heard of this movie,I thought it would be similar to "Three Men and a Baby". Almost every cast member of this film is little known,if not unknown,except for Snoop Dogg. Whoa! There's quite a lot of mention of the word that rhymes with "bigger". Man,is this film raunchy. There is one scene where a little kid told Snoop Dogg's character,"I hate you." Dogg replies,"I hate your ass too!" The word that rhymes with "bigger" follows. Tyrese Gibson is Rodney whose live-in girlfriend is wanted by Jody(Dogg). Although this film is a drama,where was some dialogue that tickled my funny bone.
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Summary: bad
Review: once again snoop movies continue to amaze me with their incredibly bad plots. For anyone who gave this more then a 3 stars get a life. Boyz n tha hood worked. Wanna know why because it had cube in it and singleton actually planned it out. This movie is typical of singletons work.
my title sums this up.........at least "bones" ( the other snoop movie) was soooo dum it was funny. but this wasnt THAT dum. soo its not funny.
which leaves it being, what was that word again, BAD.
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Summary: Singleton's Best Next to Rosewood
Review: I have seen all of John Singleton's films now. Generally I have critized some of his films in the past and his style but his perspective is fascinating nonetheless and his films are always entertaining. Baby Boy plays out like an inner city soap opera with incredible acting by the entire ensemble cast and some very interesting cinematography. I particularly appreciated that Singleton took the gloves off with this one and didn't play around the bush with the social issues he was exploring as a storyteller. I really thought that this was going to be a bad movie, but I was thankfully pleasantly surprised. The movie carries a great deal of weight. I think it is WAY better than Boyz In the Hood. Can't compare it to Rosewood or Higher Learning because they are really different films, but it blows Poetic Justice completely out of the water. If there are four "inner city films" to see in my opinion they would be in this order: 1. Menace To Society 2. Baby Boy 3. Dead Presidents 4. Clockers. I hope this review has been helpful.
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Summary: Singleton's Best Next to Rosewood
Review: I have seen all of John Singleton's films now except for "2 Fast 2 Furious." Generally I have critized some of his films in the past and his style but his perspective is fascinating nonetheless and his films are always entertaining. Baby Boy plays out like an inner city soap opera with incredible acting by the entire ensemble cast and some very interesting cinematography. I particularly appreciated that Singleton took the gloves off with this one and didn't play around the bush with the social issues he was exploring as a storyteller. I really thought that this was going to be a bad movie, but I was thankfully pleasantly surprised. The movie carries a great deal of weight. I think it is WAY better than Boyz In the Hood. Can't compare it to Rosewood or Higher Learning because they are really different films, but it blows Poetic Justice completely out of the water. If there are three "inner city films" to see in my opinion they would be in this order: 1. Menace To Society 2. Baby Boy 3. Dead Presidents 4. Clockers. I hope this review has been helpful.
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Summary: Excellent movie
Review: This was a great movie that i really enjoyed. Tyrese is really mature and is a great actor despite his youth and lack of experiences. All the actors in the movie hold their own and even Snoop in a typical gangster role as Rodney also shines. Great story, well directed and well told. Something for everyone. Even the soundtrack is great!
Highly recommended.
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