European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paramount pictures Omar Epps left and tupac shakur Are Young men coming of age in Harlem in the drama juice. Chuck Vinch staff writer there is a fair amount of violence both real and implied in director Ernest r. Dickerson stale of four Young friends in inner City Harlem who might have the motivational incentive to get out of their Bleak world but can to find any real avenues of escape. The Hook is that the Lour Are not really bad kids a they just Drift aimlessly into a downward spiral that might seem preordained after you think about the film later. And Dickerson goes to great lengths to paint these four fast friends As Ordinary. Their family units seem relatively stable and they never get into More trouble than might be expected of any kids their age. They re All utterly without vision of what they want to do in life except for q Omar Epp who sort of wants to be a deejay. They done to have Many options yet they still manage to shun the More excessive and life threatening aspects of their neighbourhood. They spend a lot of time avoiding the police but they also avoid the other tougher hoodlums sucking the area dry. Mostly they just hang out around the neighbourhood not really doing much of anything noteworthy. Then one Day they grow tired of this wan existence and decide to pull a heist of a neighbourhood grocer. The motivation for this Job is of All things Jimmy Cagney going Down like a fireball in tie classic gangster film White heat. When the plan is slapped together Only q resists having finally made headway in jump starting his musical career. But it s Gix Udbye to All that when the robbery goes As bad As if scripted by Dante on a bad Day. The film then More or less follows qts attempts to escape payment for his part in the proceedings. Dickerson has handled cinematography for several Spike Lee films and he has a sure banded style Here. He tosses in explosive moments but it was by anchoring it in a semblance of Ordinary circumstances making it a More sobering meditation on the Lack of options that too Many Young Urban Blacks have in the United states these Days that Dickerson says something Here. Particularly in the Early scenes showing the four Young men goofing off with their families their parents and siblings he shows that life if kept reasonably protected could nourish anywhere. The Young actors Are interesting if not compelling. The other three in the spotlight tupac shakur Khalil lain and Jermaine Hopkins turn in Fine work. There a also a Small part for rap Star Queen Latifah who had a substantial role in the recent film House party ii. Epps also is solid especially in the later stages of the film when the deed has been done and everyone is ducking and running for cover. He does panic stricken very Well. The Story never develops consistently High voltage yet it maintains enough of a Pace to keep you involved. It will be interesting to see if Dickerson can maintain a sense of originality after breaking with Lee to go out on his own. Juice is a promising directorial debut that is Eon Sis Tinl enough to earn 21  silly Bathgate a Lii r ii Vii  Anil Sli Eole Kiil Nian Slat in tins Ilia a Annit gangster Outi h Schiill s Eaily Paicci 1 in him is an Adap Tallini of i i Doet Ntow s Awaul w Unsung Noel boys n tha Hood a Neil r in the ghetto. Site is concentrated on survival. Tins movie lakes von into such a neighbourhood to focus on the Elloris of the Young people who want to Rise above the crime Ami violence stars Lee cube Ami Cuba to Oilme. Or Bugay Ratcil r. Diama bins him focuses on gangster bugs Siegel s vision of dealing a gambling Mecca in the Ile Serl of Nevada. Warren really plays the main character whose line affair with Virginia Hill Annetie Reng inspired inc creation of the l Lamigo hotel and the City of i As vegas. Doad again rail la r. Thrill it. 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