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Summary: Incredible Casting Makes for a First-Rate Film!
Review: Shakespearean/Freudian overtones coupled with a dynamic love story make "Jason's Lyrics" one of the premier films of the 90's. The acting of Allen Payne and Jada Pinkett as the title's stars, "Jason and Lyric, respectively), along with Bokeem Woodbine ("Joshua"), Suzanne Douglass (Jason's mother), and the brilliant Forest Whitaker ("Maddog")is flawless. One feels for all the characters as the tragedy of their lives unfolds on screen.Credit must also be given to Eddie Griffin and Lisa Nicole Carson. The former adds a little humor to an otherwise starkly grim and realistic story while the latter serves as Lyric's "muse". Also, the casting of the actors Sean Hutchinson and Burleigh Moore that played younger versions of Payne and Woodbine is commendable. Besides being extremely talented, they LOOK the part. As others have commented, the "acting" during the intimate scenes makes this film definitely for the adult.
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Summary: It Gets 3 Stars, and for a GOOD Reason.
Review: This film is a bland and servicable love story set in Texas. But it gets three stars for ONE good reason: Allen Payne's and Jada Pinkett Smith's TREMENDOUS "performance" in this movie! If you don't know what I'm talking about, then skip to the DVD chapter where they're in the grass. That scene alone is worth getting this DVD. Priceless!
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Summary: Timeless masterpiece!!
Review: This has to be the most beautiful and highly underrated movies of all time. I fell in love with this movie back in 1995, after I missed seeing it at the movies. Payne {Jason} and {Pinkett} Lyric portray lovers torn between Payne's undying love and devotion to his brother. The passion between them is undeniable and their love scenes are incredibly HOT!! Payne's ne're-do-well brother, Joshua {Woodbine} plays the hard-headed prison thug who struggles to stay on the right path. Payne is also plagued by nighmares he suffers as a result of a struggle between his parents that ended up in tragedy. In effort to get away from all the drama and the nonsense, he and Lyric plan to just go far away and leave everyone -and everything- behind. Everytime I watch this movie, I cry. Oscar-worthy performances by Pinkett, Payne, Woodbine, and Whitaker. Excellent movie.
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Summary: Where do I start
Review: This movie dug right in and got me. The love story between to young people trapped in their lives was intense. The struggle between loyalities and the moral decay brought on by the inner city depression was so real.
Jason and Joshua--brothers. Dealing with a traumatic past that haunts them. The secrets revealed in the end were deep and clarified much of Joshua's anger. He was such an angry boy.
Lyric, another victim of circumstance was Jason's escape. Her name nearly said it all. Though it was her friend how quoted poetry it was Lyric who brought the words to life with her feelings for Jason.
The movie as a whole EARNED it's R rating, unfortunately, and I can't say I recommend it for young teens--it does have it's graphic sexual scenes and violence.
But BEHIND that, the story was a powerfully told.
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Summary: Great movie
Review: This movie is great. I like the story line and Jason's struggle with his family issues and pass. I enjoyed Lyric's story also and her need to leave the area to start a new life. I own this movie, so it must be good.
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Summary: Great movie
Review: This movie is great. I like the story line and Jason's struggle with his family issues and pass. I enjoyed Lyric's story also and her need to leave the area to start a new life. I own this movie, so it must be good.
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Summary: jason lyric
Review: this movie is the bomb. It makes you believe in love again allen paine and jada both did an outstanding job as well as bokeem woodbine (a wonderful actor that we rarly see anymore what a shame). Not to mention for you preverts out there the love scenes are great. ie booty scene jada
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Summary: BEYOND GREEEEEEEEAT!!!
Review: This movie was an excellent beyond great love story. The movie was so endearing and touching that words can't even express how good it was. This movie is like one of those old African-American back in the day GHetto movies. I love movies like these. Plus JADA PINKETT is my most favorite Actress I love her to death Will Smith is a lucky man to have a woman with so much devotion and love. Jada's rolls in her movies have spunk and so much liveliness and that's what I love about her.I own this great classic movie on VHS and so can you. PEACE
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Summary: Love Supreme
Review: This movie was an great love story. It was a mix of the ghetto-themed, crime, drugs, life in the hood. Despite this element, the movie contained a great love story. Jason and Lyric were being responsible young adults and work to get out of the hood. Thier love was almost destroyed by their undying love for their families. It shows that love conquers all despite the circumstances.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: When do you stop doing for others and just focus on you? That's the question Jason has to ask himself when his brother is released from prison again, and he is trying to keep him on the right path. Then Jason meets Lyric and realizes a life he is letting pass him by. The ending will make you cry, and clap your hands. The love scenes will make you fantasize, and the movie will keep you glued to your seat. Get your popcorn, and enjoy this film!!!
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