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After awhile I forgave Usher for helping spring Justin Bieber on the world and so when I saw he made this film with a personnel fav of mine,Chazz Palminteri,I had to check it out.
I could only give it a so/so 2 and 1/2 stars because its full of cliches and rude stereotypes.Plus it so under utilized two GREAT co-stars,Robert Davi and Kevin Hart that one is tempted to dismiss the film completely.However,Chazz IS Chazz and there is a chemistry between Usher and his female lead,Emmanuelle Chriqui,that keep you interested and wondering why Usher doesn't make more films?? Note here,I reviewed "Texas Rangers"earlier and he did have a role in that film as well.Maybe he just needs that "film"to break out,like Will Smith??
Anyway,as I stated, the storyline is a notch below wishful fantasy and it only works because of the acting and thats why I also blame the poor use of Davi and Hart for missing the boat and not making better use of their talents to make something more then a what should have been type of film.Released in 2005 and running 95 minutes,a trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary is below.
A successful DJ manages to rescue a powerful mobster one night. In order to repay him, the mobster gives him the task of protecting his daughter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrAJ4s8Uqzw
I could only give it a so/so 2 and 1/2 stars because its full of cliches and rude stereotypes.Plus it so under utilized two GREAT co-stars,Robert Davi and Kevin Hart that one is tempted to dismiss the film completely.However,Chazz IS Chazz and there is a chemistry between Usher and his female lead,Emmanuelle Chriqui,that keep you interested and wondering why Usher doesn't make more films?? Note here,I reviewed "Texas Rangers"earlier and he did have a role in that film as well.Maybe he just needs that "film"to break out,like Will Smith??
Anyway,as I stated, the storyline is a notch below wishful fantasy and it only works because of the acting and thats why I also blame the poor use of Davi and Hart for missing the boat and not making better use of their talents to make something more then a what should have been type of film.Released in 2005 and running 95 minutes,a trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary is below.
A successful DJ manages to rescue a powerful mobster one night. In order to repay him, the mobster gives him the task of protecting his daughter.
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