Light it Up Critic Reviews

At all times, the audience believes that it's watching something that really could happen.Read the full review

A tough little hostage thriller with crackling dialogue, surprising intelligence and an emotional wallop.Read the full review

Light It Up isn't a great movie, but it's a cut above most so-called urban thrillers.Read the full review

If I can't quite recommend the movie, it's because so much of the plot is on autopilot. The dialogue spells out too much that doesn't need to be said.Read the full review

A hostage drama, cliches intact, is what we get.Read the full review

Singer Usher Raymond earns praise as the leader of the group, but the rest of the cast goes largely unnoticed.Read the full review

Benefits from affecting performances from a gifted cast headed by R&B heartthrob Usher Raymond.Read the full review

Never quite catches fire in its too-deliberate attempt to appeal to all ages and all tastes.Read the full review

Turns out to be a pretentiously righteous drama that drowns any claim to serious attention in a sea of superficial characters.Read the full review