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Set in the early 1980s, this entry in the African-American urban gangster genre puts character development in the front seat for a change as it rolls through the Harlem streets on its usual rise-and-fall route. Ace (Wood Harris) starts out a laundry delivery guy, but thanks to a chance encounter with a Latin coke dealer (Esai .. Read more

Starring Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris, Cam'Ron, Cam'ron
Director Charles Stone III
Genres Action/Adventure, Drama

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Set in the early 1980s, this entry in the African-American urban gangster genre puts character development in the front seat for a change as it rolls through the Harlem streets on its usual rise-and-fall route. Ace (Wood Harris) starts out a laundry delivery guy, but thanks to a chance encounter with a Latin coke dealer (Esai Morales), he quickly works his way to the top of a drug empire. Mitch (Mekhi Phifer) is his more extroverted, colorful pal, the 'born hustler' whose bravado hides a tragic family life. For a while the money just keeps rolling in and everyone's happy, but then comes the inevitable turn to tragedy, heralded by the arrival of the brash, trigger-happy Rico (rapper Cam'ron in his screen debut). A sensitive script and moody direction by Charles Stone III allows PAID IN FULL to sidestep a lot of the cliched glamour of similar films. The violence is realistically depicted, and the ultimate emptiness and paranoia of the lifestyle is allowed to manifest slowly through a nice, low-key performance by Harris. Roc-a-Fella mogul Damon Dash produced, based on the true story of Harlem drug lords he remembers from his childhood, one of whom even served as a technical advisor.

Starring Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris, Cam'Ron, Cam'ron, Regina Hall, Elise Neal, Kevin Carroll, Esai Morales, Chi McBride
Director Charles Stone III
Studio HOLLYWOOD PICTURES HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 18.gif
Genres Action/Adventure, Drama
Language English
Dubbed German, Italian
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles English, German, Italian
Released DVD: 22 Aug 2005
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Feeling responsible for the death of her sister's child, a woman who knows pregnancy stands to endanger her own life, decides to get pregnant in order to give the sister a replacement baby. As if this isn't enough to contend with, the tormented heroine, played by Lizabeth Scott, is in love with her sister's husband. Oh dear. Efficient enough tearjerker, but so steeped in bleak and relentless suffering that even the presence of Eve Arden is unable to lift it from the depths.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • 12 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    94 minutes of swearing

    If you want to listen the word f*** 5 times in every sentence.... THIS IS THE MOVIE :(

    (you will get nothing else out of this)

      • Marta from London
      • Posted 18 Oct 2005 22:32

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Don't expect too much but.....

    .... this was quite good as far as rude boy gangsta films go. 'Menace to society' is better though.........

      • Tom from London
      • Posted 17 Nov 2005 11:05

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    • 15 May 2006

    Following the decision of Charles Stone (Paid In Full, Mr 3,000, Drumline) to abandon his role as director on the forthcoming remake of Chloe In The Afternoon, Chris Rock has decided to step into the breach. Rock, who was due to star in the film anyway, penned the script for I Think I Love My Wife, the remake of Eric Rohmer's 1972 comedy, in conjunction with his longtime writing partner Louis CK. The last time Rock took on the role of helmer he co-starred alongside Bernie Mac for Head Of State... Read more

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      Set in the early 1980s, this entry in the African-American urban gangster genre puts character development in the front seat for a change as it rolls through the Harlem streets on its usual rise-and-fall route. Ace (Wood Harris) starts out a laundry delivery guy, but thanks to a chance encounter ...