A very underrated film that is also very truthful
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09/01/03
Gridlock'd (1997)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:26
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: When a friend OD's and winds up in a coma, a mismatched pair of Detroit junkies strive to seek help in kicking their heroin habit in government-sponsored programs, only to find themselves drowning... [More]
Starring: Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, Thandie Newton, Vondie Curtis-Hall
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
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10/30/02
The late Shakur is especially impressive as the brighter of the duo -- a frazzled but infinitely patient character with a touching faith that somehow, if the pair just keeps plugging away, everything will turn out okay.
06/05/05
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06/05/02
A dark, effective satire about drug addiction that offers laughs as well as savage criticism of the US approach to dealing with users.
05/02/08
This is grim material, but surprisingly entertaining, and it is more cause to mourn the recent death of Shakur, who gives his best performance as Spoon, a musician who wants to get off drugs.
01/01/00
Top CriticWritten and directed by actor Vondie Curtis Hall, the film blends savvy and sour-mash humor with bone-deep sadness that recalls predecessors as varied as After Hours and Trainspotting.
10/17/02
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01/01/00
The film does occasionally lapse into silly slapstick and caricature, but most of the way this is a tough, funny and scary cautionary tale.
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01/01/00
The movie's appeal lies largely in its capacity for surprise, riffing off tired characters and pooped genres to produce, intermittently at least, a fresh new tone. Call it junkie humour.
04/12/02
Gridlock'd is a seemingly low budget film that covers the same ground as Trainspotting, but not as imaginatively.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Cast against type as the gentler of two musician junkies trying to burrow through the bureaucracy to enter a rehab clinic in Detroit, Shakur has the relaxed screen presence of a young Wesley Snipes and plays perfectly off the delirious Tim Roth.
02/14/01
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11/06/02
Tupac Shakur turned in an excellent final performance.
01/01/00
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11/07/02
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