Hoodlum (1997)
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- Synopsis
- The white-run Mafia and the black-run numbers game meet head on with explosive impact in this period crime thriller. Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) is an African-American ex-con who, after a stay in prison, returns to Harlem at the ......
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- Starring
- Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson
- Director(s)
- Bill Duke
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 130 min.
Critic Reviews
Duke and his screenwriter, Chris Brancato, don't make Hoodlum into a violent action film, though it has its bloody shoot-outs, but into more of a character study.Read the full review
The director, Bill Duke ("A Rage in Harlem"), stages all of this with proficient confidence, yet he never truly summons the operatic power of the genre -- the pulp tragedy of ambition built on (and drowned in) blood.Read the full review
The Sting-like ending with its crosses and double-crosses could have been better handled, but there are plenty of other payoffs in Hoodlum. [27Aug1995 Pg02.D]Read the full review
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