If you saw it on TV, you'd probably turn it off, convinced that you had already seen that movie.
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10/25/02
Paid in Full (2002)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:21
Rotten:20
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: Though well-acted and non-exploitative, Paid in Full treads a very well-worn story.
Theatrical Release:Oct 25, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $3,042,188
Synopsis: Set in the early 1980s, this entry in the African-American urban gangster genre puts character development in the front seat for a change as it rolls through the Harlem streets on its usual... [More]
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Reviews for Paid in Full
If there's a way to effectively teach kids about the dangers of drugs, I think it's in projects like the (unfortunately R-rated) Paid.
10/25/02
This familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences, though it's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times.
10/25/02
Harris is supposed to be the star of the story, but comes across as pretty dull and wooden.
10/25/02
A standard, run-of-the-mill drug drama.
10/25/02
Needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance.
10/25/02
Top CriticBottom-rung New Jack City wannabe.
10/25/02
Rings true, from the smooth dialogue to the unaffected performances of the central actors.
10/25/02
A fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them.
10/25/02
Top CriticIt does offer an uncommon thoughtfulness that makes it far less exploitative or sensationalistic than most examples of its genre.
10/25/02
Harsh 'hood reality and good acting? Now that's quite a score.
10/25/02
The movie is ambitious, has good energy and is well-acted, but tells a familiar story in a familiar way.
10/25/02
Top CriticIn this bird's-eye-view of the drug trade circa 1986, there's something missing: the buyers.
10/25/02
A cross between Blow and Boyz N The Hood, this movie strives to be more, but doesn't quite get there. Good performances keep it from being a total rehash.
10/25/02
Bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness.
10/24/02
Instead of a hyperbolic beat-charged urban western, it's an unpretentious, sociologically pointed slice of life.
10/24/02
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10/24/02
Performances are strong, especially that of Mr. Wood.
10/24/02
Suffers from a flat script and a low budget.
10/24/02
It's actually too sincere -- the crime movie equivalent of a chick flick.
10/24/02
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