Gridlock'd
1997
When a friend OD's and winds up in a coma, a mismatched pair of Detroit junkies strive to seek help in kicking their heroin habit in government-sponsored programs, only to find themselves drowning in the comical--and sadly accurate--bureaucratic morass of sanctioned detox centers. An authentic, scathingly satiric black comedy .. Read more
| Starring | Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Thandie Newton, Lucy Liu |
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| Director | Vondie Curtis Hall |
| Genres | Drama |
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Gridlock'd
When a friend OD's and winds up in a coma, a mismatched pair of Detroit junkies strive to seek help in kicking their heroin habit in government-sponsored programs, only to find themselves drowning in the comical--and sadly accurate--bureaucratic morass of sanctioned detox centers. An authentic, scathingly satiric black comedy debut from actor-turned-writer/director Vondie Curtis Hall, featuring the final big screen performance of murdered rapper Tupac Shakur.
| Starring | Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Thandie Newton, Lucy Liu |
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| Director | Vondie Curtis Hall |
| Studio | 4 FRONT VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 02 Feb 2004 Production year: 1997 |
| Format | DVD |
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"...Shakur is perfectly matched with Tim Roth as manic Stretch. The British actor revels in impersonating American lowlifes..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
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"...A smart, well-made buddy film....[Shakur] played this part with an appealing mix of presence, confidence and humor..."
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9 out of 11 people found this review helpful
a good blend of Comedy and Drama
I rentified this with the sole purpose of seeing another Tim Roth performance, and in that respect I wasn't disappointed, nor was I disappointed in the film, it did exactly what it said on the box, a good blend of Comedy and Drama.
Though not the greatest of its kind, it is by no means the worst, with stellar performances from Tupac and Tim Roth, who blended brilliantly together. Though the performance from Thandie Newton brought the overall gloss down a bit, she didn't entirely ruin the flick.
The direction was solid, with some nice shots, the cinematography, however, was nothing special, same old same old.
The true highlight of this film is the two main characters (Roth + Tupac) who truly light up the screen, without these two, the film would have been nothing.
Overall, a good watch when you have nothing to do, but not a great. -
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5 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Cool as .... !!
This is a cool movie. Tupac gives a great performance, and it is a tragedy he wasn't around long enough to be in other movies, as his star would surely have risen even higher. Tim Roth, also gives a polished performance, but we are used to that from the excellent Roth. Watch out also for a small part from the beautiful Lucy (Alexis) Liu.
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