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Based on the riveting bestseller by Richard Price, this 1995 crime drama was directed by Spike Lee with such authority and authenticity that it has the hyper-real quality of a stylised documentary. Fully capturing the thoroughly researched detail of Price's novel, the film focuses on Strike (Mekhi Phifer), a young, ambitious "clocker"--or drug dealer--who works the streets of his New York housing project, selling drugs for a local supplier named Rodney (played with ferocious charisma by Delroy Lindo). Just as Strike is struggling to get away from his dead-end life of crime, another dealer is murdered in a fast-food restaurant and local detectives (Harvey Keitel, John Turturro) consider Strike the primary suspect. In cowriting the script with novelist Price, Lee uses this murder mystery to explore the plague of guns and black-on-black crime in America's inner cities, in which drugs and death are familiar routines of daily life. The film doesn't pretend to offer solutions, nor does it dwell on the problem with numbing insistence. Rather, this taut, well-acted film takes the viewer into a world often hidden in plain sight--a world where options seem nonexistent for youth conditioned to have little or no expectation beyond a probable early death. Lee and Price are deadly serious in handling this volatile subject (which incorporates racism, powerless law enforcement, and political indifference), but Clockers is also blessed with humor, insight, and humanity. It's one of Lee's most confidently directed films, signaling a creative maturity that Lee continued to develop throughout the 1990s. --Jeff Shannon
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
There are alot of good things to say about this film, in fact too many to list, but here are the points that come to mind. The plot of the film is very realistic, portraying aspects of street life in the ghetto that few other films have dared to show in the same level of detail, and even fewer have succeeded. The film actually works better as a drama and uses the flexability of the 18 certificate very effectively to shock and emphasize points that are made without going over the top, which is how many 18s become so bad that they are more like comedies. It has many scenes that will bring out a range of emotions, and some very wise words spoken by certain characters. The acting is amazing and it really helps make the whole film extremely lifelike, along with very skillful camera work which adds to the effect, for example if you see this film then watch how they first show the train journey out of town (you'll know what i mean when you see it). If you give this film a chance, it will really get you thinking about just how hard it is out there, and maybe it will help you understand why they do some of the things they do. I would recommend this film to anyone, especially if you like gangster style movies or tupac's films. You will also appreciate this if you can really "get into" a film and follow its plot well.
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With Scorsese behind the scenes and Lee behind the camera, and based upon an important novel, you know something's gonna happen: despite being about 12 minutes too long, and featuring a sometimes tentative Keitel - a great character actor who at times can show his limitations, we have a immensely satisfying...and disturbing film.
Newcomer Mekhi Phifer absolutely holds his own with all the veterans, and (for the time, new veteran) Michael Imperioli of "Goodfellas" and "The Sopranos". He has some memorable "slice of life" encounters with his Boss, played in Oscar-worthy fashion by Delroy Lindo.
Film shows that in 1995, alot of the same problems plague the Black community and create despair and irrational choices. The by-the-book Police Department shows up on the hustling scene and maks their arrests; sometimes they provide counsel.
Rodney, the now established "Clocker", comes from a struggling and supportive home; his Brother manages *two* jobs, both legitimate. But will the impossible conditions bring him down, too?
A first-class production.
With Scorsese behind the scenes and Lee behind the camera, and based upon an important novel, you know something's gonna happen: despite being about 12 minutes too long, and featuring a sometimes tentative Keitel - a great character actor who at times can show his limitations, we have a immensely satisfying...and disturbing film.
Newcomer Mekhi Phifer absolutely holds his own with all the veterans, and (for the time, new veteran) Michael Imperioli of "Goodfellas" and "The Sopranos". He has some memorable "slice of life" encounters with his Boss, played in Oscar-worthy fashion by Delroy Lindo.
Film shows that in 1995, alot of the same problems plague the Black community and create despair and irrational choices. The by-the-book Police Department shows up on the hustling scene and maks their arrests; sometimes they provide counsel.
Rodney, the now established "Clocker", comes from a struggling and supportive home; his Brother manages *two* jobs, both legitimate. But will the impossible conditions bring him down, too?
A first-class production.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
After watching this film it is clear to say that Spike Lee is thee creative genius. His production skills have been exploited superbly to create one of the greatest under achieving films ever. The plot is fantastic and with the level of acting rivalling all other aspects of the film there is no way that anyone with an interest in gang life would not gain something from viewing this film. Without a doubt a great piece of cinematography worth every penny paid for!
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this was a waste of money the DVD does not play on UKClockers [DVD] [1996] DVD players or PS3
Published 9 months ago by karen
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I was held spellbound for the duration of the showing. Harvey at his best, the plot had me guessing till the end!
Published on 10 Nov 2009 by Mr. A. Lowe
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