Requiem for a dream<\/a>“, etc). Great work here!<\/p>\nThe problem with this film is actually the story that it is based on. There are too many things in it, but it is not complex by any means. Most of the stuff is meaningless anyway. And the drama needed more work. I mean we are talking about a whole bunch of victims of drug usage, but the only person crying in the whole movie is the drug lord himself, before shooting one of his comrades. Strange. Something is broken here.<\/p>\n
This film played its role in the inspiration of drug fighting movies. It is too old to be watched this days, unless, of course, you are the fan of those. Take something else. 5 out of 10.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
Watched “New Jack City” on DVD. This is a really old movie (from 1991) and I think I’ve seen it before. This film is a nobel attempt to show all the bad things about drugs and crimes using the methods of the recently (80-s) popular action movies. 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Watched “New Jack City” on DVD. This is a really old movie (from 1991) and I think I’ve seen it before.<\/p>\n