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Even when it misses a dramatic opportunity in favor of generic action, Set It Off benefits from a sharp understanding of its well-drawn central characters. They're 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 realizing 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. Cowritten 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 judgment; 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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5.0 out of 5 stars
SET it off,
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This review is from: Set It Off (DVD)
C est un film génial , inoubliable et culte de f Gary Gray un film que j avais découvert en 1997 en VHS le film est jamais sortie en France en DVD c'est honteux! Que Warner ne l a jamais édite avec une version francaise alors que les doublages français existent! Car je ne parle pas l'anglais , pensez a mettre des versions française sur des films aussi anciens que le prix a payer dit SET it off si un jour il est réédité avec cette fois une vf incluse , je n'hesiterai pas une seconde je le rachete! Peu importe son prix! Merci!
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TALENT!!,
This review is from: Set It Off (Widescreen) (DVD)
It's a great film, with great acting and a great story. Queen Latifah played a shocking part, but she did it well. Jada Pinkett ( one of my favorites) was just as good..., actually all the actresses did a fine job. I defintely recommend people to see this movie.
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Oldie But Goodie,
By N. Powell "topazzz6" (Albany,NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Set It Off (Widescreen) (DVD)
I love this movie no matter how many times I watch it.My favorite part is where Queen Latifah says to Jada Pinkett-Smith "Look Stoney we HOT then she says I know you not gonna play us for that bumpie at the bank" This shows some camaraderie as sister friends which is really hard to find. This movie also was very sad at certain points with mucho action.
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