My Take - Waist Deep - review
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A Mini-Review of
WAIST DEEP
By: A. L. “Toni” Anderson
Tyrese “Baby Boy” Gibson stars in Waist Deep (2006), the action-filled drama about a man determined to recover his kidnapped son from the clutches of a cold-blooded murderer. He is aided and abetted by Meagan Good (Eve’s Bayou - 1997) as Coco, the initially reluctant love interest, and by Larenz Tate (Crash - 2004) as Lucky, the unreliable cousin. Rapper The Game plays the role of “Big Meat,” a ruthless crime czar, who looks as mean and ugly as his character is portrayed to be. The film is directed by Vondie Curtis Hall, with music by Terence Blanchard.
O2 (Gibson) is a convicted career criminal whose only wish is to be there for his son, Otis Junior (H. Hunter Hall). Unfortunately, events (and Big Meat) conspire to separate them. O2 is committed to doing whatever it takes to rescue Junior, even if it means teaming up with hustler Coco and depending on the undependable Lucky.
A gang war of sorts ensues, as well as a string of highly publicized safety deposit box robberies. A backdrop to all of the carjacking and other miscellaneous illegal activity is a “Save Our Streets” rally, the volume of which actually helps to camouflage the robbers’ escape, as well, ironically, as a jacking of a more personal nature. The extreme violence is nearly sickening, but not enough to cause most people to leave the theater.
The heists pulled off by O2 and Coco are well-thought-out, in contrast to some other films of this variety, and the plot only improves as it goes along. [It is too bad that the electrical power in my local theater went out, just as the action was getting really interesting!] The car chase scenes were as realistic as they could be, in a city where gridlock is a 24-hour condition.
The voices of author Michael Eric Dyson and rapper Yo-Yo (Yolanda Whittaker) appear as part of a radio program on Los Angeles’ KDAY, adding another dimension of reality to the film. There are small appearances by Kimora Lee Simmons (wife of Russell Simmons), William Duffy (The West Wing), Shawn Parr (Heist), and Darris Love (Without a Trace).
I love intelligent criminals, fast car chases, and even a degree of violence. This film contains all of these, plus the element of surprise! Put all of that together with a fully grown up Larenz Tate and a satisfying sense of street justice, and you have my idea of a movie. The sound track featuring Ice Cube and Mack 10 also doesn’t hurt. This one gets my vote! It was well worth returning to the theater the following day, to see the end of the film. [RT 1:37]
♠ ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠
[© 06/25/2006]
A Mini-Review of
WAIST DEEP
By: A. L. “Toni” Anderson
Tyrese “Baby Boy” Gibson stars in Waist Deep (2006), the action-filled drama about a man determined to recover his kidnapped son from the clutches of a cold-blooded murderer. He is aided and abetted by Meagan Good (Eve’s Bayou - 1997) as Coco, the initially reluctant love interest, and by Larenz Tate (Crash - 2004) as Lucky, the unreliable cousin. Rapper The Game plays the role of “Big Meat,” a ruthless crime czar, who looks as mean and ugly as his character is portrayed to be. The film is directed by Vondie Curtis Hall, with music by Terence Blanchard.
O2 (Gibson) is a convicted career criminal whose only wish is to be there for his son, Otis Junior (H. Hunter Hall). Unfortunately, events (and Big Meat) conspire to separate them. O2 is committed to doing whatever it takes to rescue Junior, even if it means teaming up with hustler Coco and depending on the undependable Lucky.
A gang war of sorts ensues, as well as a string of highly publicized safety deposit box robberies. A backdrop to all of the carjacking and other miscellaneous illegal activity is a “Save Our Streets” rally, the volume of which actually helps to camouflage the robbers’ escape, as well, ironically, as a jacking of a more personal nature. The extreme violence is nearly sickening, but not enough to cause most people to leave the theater.
The heists pulled off by O2 and Coco are well-thought-out, in contrast to some other films of this variety, and the plot only improves as it goes along. [It is too bad that the electrical power in my local theater went out, just as the action was getting really interesting!] The car chase scenes were as realistic as they could be, in a city where gridlock is a 24-hour condition.
The voices of author Michael Eric Dyson and rapper Yo-Yo (Yolanda Whittaker) appear as part of a radio program on Los Angeles’ KDAY, adding another dimension of reality to the film. There are small appearances by Kimora Lee Simmons (wife of Russell Simmons), William Duffy (The West Wing), Shawn Parr (Heist), and Darris Love (Without a Trace).
I love intelligent criminals, fast car chases, and even a degree of violence. This film contains all of these, plus the element of surprise! Put all of that together with a fully grown up Larenz Tate and a satisfying sense of street justice, and you have my idea of a movie. The sound track featuring Ice Cube and Mack 10 also doesn’t hurt. This one gets my vote! It was well worth returning to the theater the following day, to see the end of the film. [RT 1:37]
♠ ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠
[© 06/25/2006]
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