- Actors: Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise, John C. McGinley
- Directors: F. Gary Gray
- Writers: Kate Lanier, Takashi Bufford
- Producers: F. Gary Gray, Allen Alsobrook, Bob Degus, Dale Pollock, Mary Parent
- Language English
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Eiv
- VHS Release Date: 26 Jan 1998
- Run Time: 123 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CUP5
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,759 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Even when it misses a dramatic opportunity in favour of generic action, Set It Off benefits from a sharp understanding of its well-drawn central characters. They are a quartet of young African American women in Los Angeles (Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise), all struggling against a system that seems designed to prevent them from realising their dreams. The movie establishes their plight with credible attention to emotional detail, making their decision to rob banks believable enough to give the ensuing plot its inevitably tragic momentum. Co-written by the screenwriter of What's Love Got to Do With It?, the film conveys genuine compassion for its characters, and the ensemble cast is uniformly strong--especially Queen Latifah as a brash lesbian whose fate is as certain as her forceful attitude.
Set It Off expresses a real sense that these women have been close friends for years, and that gives the film additional impact, even when their transition to crime and violence feels somewhat forced and superficial. A romantic subplot involving Pinkett and a social-climbing banker (Blair Underwood) is too contrived to be convincing, and director F. Gary Gray (Friday) tries too hard to combine hard-hitting action with social relevance (a weakness shared by Gray's following film, The Negotiator). Still, Set It Off effectively avoids passing judgement; its emotional complexity transcends simple notions of right and wrong, injecting vitality--and a kind of renegade integrity--into the traditions of a familiar plot. --Jeff Shannon
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
A classic flick where the girls play tough and make the men of this world seem weak.
This film has you gripped from the start, and you get to know the characters so well you end up crying at the end like they're your best friends.
A sad, but inspiring story about the hardships of life in the hood. Even when you're out, you're never really out! The women fight for what they believe is theirs and a chance for a better
life instead of settling for what they a given.
Great film, can watch it over and over again. One to keep !
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film is totally amazing i wont repeat the story as its mentioned above various times. I was gripped from start to finsihed and it seemed if i knew them so well and was apart of it. I cried at the end how could you not, so sad. The acting again is fantastic, i didnt think the film would be anywhere near as good as i thought but it turned out to be one of my favourite films ever. Definately go buy it its an action packed emational trip down ni teh real world!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is an unexpectedly great film. Having looked at the box for several minutes I wasn't sure. Would it be a terrible pastiche of all those gangster hip hop robbery gone wrong?
I needn't have worried. Watch out for Queen Latifah - how hard is she?
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I recived dvd, all was fine, I took the film Set it off to my boyfriends hgome so we could watch... bvut an error came up , it woudl not show in taht region, he lives in guldford.. Read more
Published 9 months ago by cammy
Good Girl, Bad Girl
Saw this on the tv several years ago, loved it then, love it now. A non-stop action packed cops and robbers film. Quality cast. Good, believable acting. Good girls, gone bad. Read more
Published 10 months ago by mea
set it off
i have to say this is actually quite an intense film with good acting and some really good action but there were a few scenes that made me laugh and question for example the way... Read more
Published 11 months ago by movie maniac
I nearly cried at the end
This film starts off normal where you're introduced to the problems and sacrifices the 4 characters have to go through and make. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Miss H. O. Johnson
reviewing delivery/quality of item when received
The Dvd arrived during 5-7 days, And the dvd was in good condition, so in all everything was very good.
Published 21 months ago by twistad
Set it Off
....A chick-flick, the guys would watch and enjoy!
The story of a group of friends living in a tough area through difficult times. Read more
The story of a group of friends living in a tough area through difficult times. Read more
Published on 24 May 2010 by Ms. M. A. Mckinney
Set it off - one of the best films ever made
Queen Latifah, Jada Pinket, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise lead this emotional rollercoaster coated in action, greed and romance. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2007 by B. Woracker
Have you ever been so frustrated.........
That you just wanted TO SET OFF, BURN IT UP, WATCH IT GO UP IN SMOKE? Then this film is for you starring a quartet of hommies it brings the viewer into full view of being black... Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2001 by Mutale Nkonde
Same story, just told a lot better.
Set it off is one of those films you've probably walked by or even picked up at the stores read the back cover and put it straight back down again. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2000
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