Waist Deep (2006)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Writers (WGA):

Vondie Curtis-Hall (screenplay) and
Darin Scott (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

His son. His life. His freedom. He's taking them all back.

Plot:

An ex-convict (Tyrese) gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.

Plot Keywords:

Los Angeles | Drug Lord | Carjacking | Kidnapping | Brothers

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Tyrese Gibson	...	O2
Shawn Parr	...	Newscaster #1
Henry Hunter Hall	...	Junior (as H. Hunter Hall)
Johnny C. Pruitt	...	Guard
Meagan Good	...	Coco
Darris Love	...	Rock
Larenz Tate	...	Lucky
William Duffy	...	Newscaster #2
The Game	...	Meat
Kimora Lee	...	Fencing House Lady (as Kimora Lee Simmons)
Wil E. Young	...	Man
DeWayne Turrentine Jr.	...	Gangster #1 (as Syco Smoov)
Wade Allain-Marcus	...	Gangster #2
Paul Terrell Clayton	...	Black Security Guard (as Terrell Clayton)
Ray Bengston	...	White Security Guard

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language.

Runtime:

USA:97 min | Argentina:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #42515) | UK:15 | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Rogue Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: During the money and kid exchange scene, the boy's backpack appears and disappears before he is released.

Quotes:

Meat: [Having slashed off a subordinate's arm with a machete] You bring me my money... you get your arm back

Movie Connections:

References Set It Off (1996)

Soundtrack:

Guttaville

An entertaining action movie

Sure Curtis Halls film about an ex-convict getting tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked is a bit far-fetched, not exactly realistic, but so what, its a movie, and a action movie to be exact. I don't think this is nearly as bad as the rating shows, i enjoyed, thought it was effective for what it was and that Tyrese was somewhat less annoying here. I liked Larenz tate and Meagan Good a lot in their roles. I thought The Game did well as the antagonist as well, and now im eager to see how he did in Street Kings. From a cinematic point of view, its nothing special, however Curtis Hall did a decent enough job writing and directing this urban drama.IMDb Rating: 5.5. MY Rating: 8/10