This is a pretty good hood film. Tupac's performance suggest that he could've been an accomplished actor if he wanted to be. It has a great gritty hip-hop vibe with a slamming soundtrack and it has that special tension and emotion that only a good hood film can achieve. However, it's not without its problems. I didn't like how the ending played out, for example, though the freeze-frame works well.

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I was excited when I finally saw this and was very disappointed. Tupac plays a great villian who gets eaten up by the game. Its just no where near the level of Menace or Boyz In the Hood

Omar Epps is awesome.

Great film.

This was surprisingly good. Tupac gets a lot of attention for his performance; early on he seemed ridiculous, but once the plot began to flesh itself out, his character became subversive and insane. It's a damn good performance. And I like how this movie plays out; it's split in half, the first half consisting of lighthearted banter and character development, the second fleshing out the conflict. Dickerson was Spike Lee's cinematographer, and Lee's influence is clear.