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2001 Certificate 18
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Director John Singleton (BOYZ IN THE HOOD, SHAFT) revisits to South Central L.A. with BABY BOY. Former Calvin Klein model Tyrese Gibson stars as Jody, a smooth-talking but immature black male who has children from two different women. One of them, Yvette (Taraji P. Henson), wants him to be faithful and move in with her, but .. Read more

Starring Taraji P. Henson, Tyrese Gibson, Omar Gooding, A.J. Johnson
Director John Singleton
Genres Drama

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Baby Boy

Director John Singleton (BOYZ IN THE HOOD, SHAFT) revisits to South Central L.A. with BABY BOY. Former Calvin Klein model Tyrese Gibson stars as Jody, a smooth-talking but immature black male who has children from two different women. One of them, Yvette (Taraji P. Henson), wants him to be faithful and move in with her, but Jody prefers his room at Mom's (A.J. Johnson) house, and his life of aimless womanizing and hanging out with neighborhood pal Sweet Pea (Omar Gooding). However, this childhood paradise seems about to destruct with the arrival of Mom's new ex-con boyfriend, Melvin (Ving Rhames). And when a dangerous former lover of Yvette's (Snoop Doggy Dogg in a nicely unsympathetic performance) gets out of jail and moves back in, the stage is set for Jody to either stand up like a man, or die in the attempt.
Singleton tells the story in a series of vibrant vignettes, and though he supplies plenty of crowd-pleasing sex and violence, the focus remains on his characters. A rich score of old and new rap and R&B gives the film a nice boost, and Rhames is superb as the aging former thug trying to find happiness with Jody's mom.

Starring Taraji P. Henson, Tyrese Gibson, Omar Gooding, A.J. Johnson, Snoop Dogg, Ving Rhames
Director John Singleton
Studio COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 4 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Dubbed German
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 05 Aug 2002
Production year: 2001
  • Critics' reviews (6) of Baby Boy

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Director John Singleton's companion piece to his career-making debut Boyz N the Hood falls way short of its predecessor's power, poignancy and perception. Set in South Central Los Angeles, the plot revolves around 20-year-old Jody (model Tyrese Gibson) who still lives at home with his mother and has fathered two children by different women. Much emphasis is placed on the notion that African-American males are so cosseted that they never confront reality until it's too late. But little attempt is made to explore Jody's psychological state, which might explain why he cheats on his girlfriend, lacks direction, is haunted by death — in the shape of gangsta rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg as a vengeful ex-con — and trades on his mama's goodwill. Consequently, fringe characters such as a streetwise buddy, Omar Gooding, and his mother's bruising boyfriend, Ving Rhames, prove far more interesting than the whiningly shallow Jody.

    • Radio Times
  • A drama that confronts the problems of masculine identity, single mothers and fatherless children in a black community; heavy-handed contrivance, though, robs it of much of its intended power.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2.0 stars

    Nothing special about this film. The usual Afro American film. Been done many times before but better

      • Pam#12 from LONDON
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  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1.0 star

    uninteresting

    It's not worth watching! its a complete was of time.at least for me. i have seen better.

      • A customer from london
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    • Director John Singleton (BOYZ IN THE HOOD, SHAFT) revisits to South Central L.A. with BABY BOY. Former Calvin Klein model Tyrese Gibson stars as Jody, a smooth-talking but immature black male who has ...