Most of their friends and women are bought by their money, and in the end they are only a part in the wheels of crime. However, the strong plot point really destroys this image, and shows how short are the empire and power of these nasty criminals. His kingdom is destroyed one year later, after successive betrayals.īased on a true story, I found the first part of "Paid in Full", showing the powerful and wealthy drug dealers' lifestyle, an apology to crime. Later, her joins Mitch and his new-friend Rico (Cam'ron) as his right arms, ruling the neighborhood. In the 80's, in Harlem, the simple Afro-American worker of a laundry, Ace (Wood Harris), is seduced by the easy money of his friend Mitch (Mekhi Phifer) and when Mitch is arrested, he becomes a drug lord. Reviewed by claudio_carvalho 6 / 10 The Rise and Fall of a Powerful Drug Dealer maybe filmmakers should be as blatant as keenon ivory wayans was in don't be a menace to society while drinking your juice in da hood "MESSAGE!!!" instead of looking beyond what looks glamorous (the fame and fortune of the drug game) fans choose to glorify the "thug life" and end up emulating the characters in the film.
My only fault with a movie of this genre or should i say the fans, is that often times fans walk away from a movie like paid in full and the other aforementioned films with the wrong message.
the brotherhood of friends -Juice rags to riches and the drug lord maturation of an empire finally culminating in tragic betrayal -New Jack City and camron's portrayal of the reckless Rico is quite convincing, reminiscent of the late tupacs bishop and larenz tate's o-dog. and Austin Phillips did an excellent job of capturing the essence of movies in the same vein that preceded paid in full. but paid in full, paid off! director Charles Stone III, writers Azie Faison Jr.
I must admit i had my reservations about taking time out of my busy schedule to sit down and watch what i presumed to be another badly put together "hood movie" ex.hot boys, state property. Reviewed by strongarm78 7 / 10 pleasantly surprised