On the Edge (2002)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 3
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Release Date: Aug 10, 2001 Wide
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Blaxploitation icon Fred Williamson directed and stars in this action thriller written by his wife, Linda. Amidst the rough-and-tumble drug-trade of the inner city, a young, well-intentioned basketball phenom gets in too deep. Before long, the gangsters come knocking and the teen's best friend winds up dead. Enter Williamson and fellow blaxploitation alums Bernie Casey, Jim Brown, and Ron O'Neal. The band of old-timers sets out to even the score and clean up the streets, but they'll have to get
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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (3) | DVD (8)
A well-handled if well-worn look at the spectre of suicide and mental illness.
An Irish "Good Will Hunting" of sorts, but edgier (no pun intended).
Murphy's characterization has both edginess and charm and it carries the film.
The healing power of petty rebellion.
Jonathan Jackson is about as Irish as a taco.
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