Paid in Full (2002)
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Cast
as Ace
as Mitch
as Calvin
as Lulu
as Pip
as Rico
as Sonny
as Dora
as Dora
as Aunt June
as Kiesha
as Janet
as Ice
as Wedge
as Cakes
as Columbian Man No. 1
as Columbian Man No. 2
as The World Famous Brucie B
as Detective/Surgeon
as Mitch's Friend
as Tommy
as Street Runner
as Kid No. 1
as Kid No. 2
as Wiry Man
as Customer
as D.C. No. 1
as D.C. No. 2
as Runner
as Antoine
as Andre
as Donna
as Columbian No. 3
as Rico's Buddy No. 1
as Rico's Buddy No. 2
as Himself
as Himself
as Homegirl on the Street
as Neutral Kid
as Taunting Guy
as Cruiser
as Girl in Car
as Dunn
as Accomplice
as Runner
as Money Counter
as Dancer/Roller Choreographer
Critic Reviews for Paid in Full
All Critics (42) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (20) | DVD (3)
I'm going to give it a marginal thumbs up. I liked it just enough.
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.
Needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance.
Rings true, from the smooth dialogue to the unaffected performances of the central actors.
A fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them.
It does offer an uncommon thoughtfulness that makes it far less exploitative or sensationalistic than most examples of its genre.
Audience Reviews for Paid in Full
Paid in Full has a gritty realistic quality that is excellent in its' world building. It's well acted by largely unknowns, and succeeds in painting a real picture of Harlem without making it glamorous. The pacing, however is uneven, with the film seemingly dragging at points. More time should also have been devoted to fleshing out some of the characters. Still, its realism reminded me of The Wire, the greatest crime show ever.
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Paid in Full Quotes
| Aunt June: | Boy, I will eat that ass like groceries. |