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Belly (1998)

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Music video director Hype Williams made his feature film debut with this visually inventive urban drama. Tommy Brown (DMX) and his friend Sincere (Nas) are gangsters who have learned how to make a good living by dealing drugs and pulling armed robberies. Tommy and Sincere have been able to move out of the ghetto in Queens where they were raised and relocate to an upscale section of Manhattan; they would seem to have it made, but both realize that their lives are headed toward a dead end. Sincere

R, 2 hr.

Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Hype Williams

Written By: Hype Williams

In Theaters: Nov 4, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Jul 25, 2000

Artisan Entertainment

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Cast

Nas
Sincere
DMX
Tommy Brown
Taral Hicks
Kisha
Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins
Tionne
Method Man
Shameek
Hassan Johnson
Mark
Louie Rankin
Lennox
Tyrin Turner
Big
Minister Benjamin F. Muha...
Rev. Saviour
John "B.J." Bryant
Thug #1
James Parris
Oliver 'Power' Grant
Stan Drayton

Critic Reviews for Belly

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All style and very little substance in this oft-told tale of inner-city angst.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

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I like Nas and DMX... I think DMX in particular is a pretty decent actor given the roles he's been dealt. But "Belly" is complete garbage. What I find most shocking is that numerous people I know cite this as one of their favorite films! That's the only reason I even decided to see this to begin with (it was forced on

March 4, 2007