3 Strikes (2000)
Average Rating: 2.3/10
Reviews Counted: 29
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 29
3 Strikes lacks direction and its low-brow humor isn't even that funny.
Average Rating: 2.4/10
Critic Reviews: 12
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 12
3 Strikes lacks direction and its low-brow humor isn't even that funny.
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Noted hip-hop producer DJ Pooh, who co-wrote the urban comedy Friday, makes his directorial debut with this comedy-drama. A young African-American man is enjoying his freedom after his second stretch in prison. Under the "three strikes and you're out" law, another brush with the police could mean life behind bars, so he's determined to stay out of trouble. He quickly learns, however, that trouble has a way of finding him, no matter where he goes. DJ Pooh also stars in 3 Strikes, alongside
Cast
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Brian Hooks
Rob -
N'Bushe Wright
Juanita -
Faizon Love
Tone -
E-40
Mike -
Starletta DuPois
Moms -
George Wallace (II)
Pops -
David Alan Grier
Jenkins -
Dean Norris
Officer Roberts -
Barima McKnight
Blue -
Meagan Good
Buela -
Mo'Nique
Dahlia -
De'aundre Bonds
J.J. -
Antonio Fargas
Uncle Jim -
Harmonica Fats
Grandpa -
Mike Epps
Dee -
Vincent Schiavelli
Cortino -
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David Leisure
District Attorney -
Angela Wright
Joaney -
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Judge -
Phil Morris
Mr. Libowitz -
Lydell M. Cheshier
Orderly -
Jerry Dunphy
Himself -
Richard Fancy
Captain -
Bennet Guillory
Stan Wilson -
Kam Hon
Inmate -
Dennis Howard
Governor -
John Verea
Saldamo -
Yolanda Whittaker
Charita -
Bob Cherry
Aerobic Video Girl -
Roger White
Inmate -
Rashaan Nall
T-Bird -
Marcus Morton
Taxi Driver -
D.J. Pooh
Taxi Driver -
Terence Winter
Patrol Officer -
Jascha Washington
Little Boy -
Shawn Fonteno
Big Mo -
Jeff Garcia
Valet -
Sacha Kemp
Aerobic Video Girl -
Darreck D. Burns
Barber -
Elan Carter
Aerobic Video Girl -
Avonte' Cherie
Aerobic Video Girl -
Melanie Comarcho
Woman In Police Station -
Christel Cottrell
Receptionist -
Bruce Fairburn
Patrol Officer -
Kevin Finn
Patrol Officer -
Rod Garr
Hospital Guard -
King T
Liquor Store Thug -
Layback
Inmate -
Michele Maika
Hotel Concierge -
Regino Montes
Old Man -
Wayne Richardson
Pilot -
Terrence Stephens
Inmate -
John Tamburro
Pilot -
Angela Tracy
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All Critics (29) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (29) | DVD (3)
Relies much too heavily on multiple repetitions of gags that aren't especially funny the first time around.
Top CriticA second-string effort.
Unoriginal and insulting, 3 Strikes goes down without scoring a single chuckle.
A sloppy hash of a movie, poorly directed and plotted in a way that looks as if it were improvised on the spot.
Pooh's 3 Strikes aims a good deal higher in concept than, say, your average booty movie - but the crude, witless jokes are on exactly that level.
A giddy farce with sporadic laughs and no staying power.
It would be easier to forgive some of the film's excesses, however, if it were actually funny.
Embarrassingly slipshod comedy tripe.
Has far more than three strikes against it.
This one used up all three of 'em in the first few minutes.
Without much of a story, convincing performances, or visual style to spark your juices, the mind tends to wander.
A laughless comedy.
3 Strikes is depressing and grim, but not in any useful or interesting way.
There's absolutely no momentum -- comedic or otherwise -- to propel the film or hold one's interest in what transpires.
It's disposable, forgettable and aimed at an audience that doesn't care.
The problem with the film is of course the weak script. Slapstick requires impeccable timing, and this doesn't have it.
This is a truly dismal cinematic experience!
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