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Hoodlum, Bill Duke's interesting but flawed blaxploitation take on the classic gangster movie, usefully redresses a balance. It is all too easy to see the criminal underworld of the 1920s as an all-white affair, in which Harlem is an exotic locale where occasionally white gangsters patronise the black performers of the Cotton Club, from which black audiences were specifically barred. Yet one of the principal sources of illegal revenue was the numbers racket in Harlem--gambling on stock market closing figures--revenue on which the likes of Dutch Schultz and Lucky Luciano were keen to lay their hands. Lawrence Fishburne is an impressive "Bumpy" Johnson, the street enforcer turned strategist for the matriarchal Queen (Cicely Tyson), gradually learning a ruthlessness that forfeits him the love of a good woman, Francine (Vanessa Williams). Tim Roth as Schultz and Andy Garcia as Luciano are essentially melodramatic turns--the foul-mouthed punk and the reptilian smoothy--and both turn in enjoyably full-blooded unsubtle performances. --Roz Kaveney
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1.77 Wide Screen
16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English\German
English
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Dolby Digital 5.1 English French German Italian Spanish
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16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English\German
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1
Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Menu
Chapter Selection
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A bio-pic of Bumpy Johnson one of the first African-American gangsters in the 30's. Laurence Fishburne gives a measured performance as the title character in his struggle against Dutch Schultz who is brilliantly portrayed by the British actor Tim Roth. Also Andy Garcia gives a superbly accurate performance as mobster Lucky Luciano.
The sets ,props etc are evocative of the time is the ethos of 30's Harlem where the only way to get above the poverty line is to win at "Numbers", the movie is about the bitter conflicts involved in controlling that particular racket.
Oddly only Tim Roth swears during the movie perhaps for shock effect but it does add authenticity to it.
The sets ,props etc are evocative of the time is the ethos of 30's Harlem where the only way to get above the poverty line is to win at "Numbers", the movie is about the bitter conflicts involved in controlling that particular racket.
Oddly only Tim Roth swears during the movie perhaps for shock effect but it does add authenticity to it.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Truly great movie. This film covers an area no other movie has covered. It starts out with Bumpy(fishburne) getting out of sing sing. Then shows how he took over the harlem numbers racket.
I recomend this to every gangster movie fan.
I recomend this to every gangster movie fan.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I purchased this film purely on the strengh of tim roth and andy garcia and was pleasently surprised. Although sometimes lethargic the films keeps you interested with some good gun battles and a well worked script. But i still feel it lacks that extra something which makes a good gangster film truly great!
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Great movie
got a say enjoyed this movie,action packed start to finish,portray's a great view into the mob conflict in 1930's New Yorks Harlem,based on true story Lawrence Fishburne is amazing... Read more
Published 5 months ago by IrishWiseguy
Great cast in a great film
I really enjoyed this film. As far as crime dramas go it is up there with The Godfather to me. Laurence Fishburne was great in his role as Bumpy Johnson. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sam Hussein
Top Quality
This film really was good, considering the only 'big name' was Laurence Fishburne. The other actors who play Whispers, Illinois and Francine work very well together in this 30's... Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2002 by ianh4@yahoo.com
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