Waist Deep (2006)

Tyrese Gibson
Meagan Good
Larenz Tate
The Game

Directed by Vondie Curtis Hall

Plot: "I'll always come back for you," single father O2 tells his young son Junior. This parental promise is put to the test when O2 is suddenly plunged into a do-or-die situation; trying to go straight for Junior's sake, this recently paroled ex-con is forced to go back outside the law after his son is kidnapped in a carjacking. The resulting chase and shootout have left Junior in the hands of Meat, the vicious leader of the Outlaw Syndicate. O2's shady cousin Lucky tries to mediate, but is caught between criminal and family loyalties. The only person who can or will help O2 get his son back is wily street-smart hustler Coco, whose path fatefully crossed O2's just moments before the kidnapping. When Lucky gets word to O2 that Meat expects $100,000 for Junior's freedom, O2 and Coco seize the opportunity to pit rival elements of the South Los Angeles underworld against each other. "It's either all or nothing," realizes O2. With the clock ticking down, the heat between O2 and Coco rises as they become a lawbreaking couple, on an action-packed tear through a range of Los Angeles neighborhoods. Can they outwit the underworld and save Junior and themselves?

Review: I love gang related films. Something about them just gets my blood boiling and pumped up. I don’t know if it’s the music or the life it portrays, but will watch just about any of them, that’s not to say that most of them are any good, just that I will watch them. I like the music of The Game, so I was curious to see his first acting performance.

Overall the movie was decent. The story was good, but nothing original. The characters were cool, but they didn’t give the villain enough screen time. Action wise this movie had some cool car chases and decent shootouts, but still nothing real special. The strongest part to this movie was the performances. Everyone gave a good performance and I felt The Game had a great presence on the screen. I don’t see him playing anything other than the villain/gang type of character, but he pulled it off nicely. My only disappointment in this film is the final confrontation between the hero and villain. It is very anticlimactic. The whole movie is building to it and then it just ends with very little excitement. If you like these types of movies you will enjoy it.
 

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