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Set It Off [DVD] [1996] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

DVD ~ Queen Latifah
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Queen Latifah, John C. McGinley, Jada Pinkett Smith, Blair Underwood, Dr. Dre
  • Directors: F. Gary Gray
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: New Line Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Sep 1999
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6305505799
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 39,233 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bring the bread to the table.Damn they bought the table, 29 Mar 2003
By Nikki D (Birmingham) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Set It Off [VHS] (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 !

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Film, 17 Jan 2004
This review is from: Set It Off [DVD] [1997] (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!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Same story, just told a lot better., 7 Mar 2000
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This review is from: Set It Off [DVD] [1997] (DVD)
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. Yes, I know, it's a typical story where theirs a bank robbery and the police. But with one exception this is a bank robbery with four ladies from the 'Hood' who simply want more and had enough of the current situation. Desperate to make the green, the ladies try out and do a bank jobs. But it never works out does it? Well, its fair to say that Queen Latifah has given a star performance as well as Jada Plinkett and co. The story line draws the viewer close to the situation and never lets go, the action and dialogue are as good or if not better than some of the 'Boys' movies. This film keeps you glued to your screen, and right at the end they... see the movie, I don't want to spoil it for you. You will not regret it if the violence from 'the ladies' doesn't disturb you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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
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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... Read more
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