Belly (1998) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed. Jeff Cole is a recent graduate of the Cincinnati police academy who dreams of working undercover.
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The acting is respectable, and I didn't see the movie as a piece of media to exploit the careers of its stars, I found it to be a good piece of cinema that legitimizes Nas, DMX, Method Man, Taral Hicks, and Tionne Watkins as actors.
Belly is a 1998 American crime drama film written and directed by music video director Hype Williams, in his film directing debut.
I was right, but what I didn't expect was for it to be so good. The dancing in Jamaica, the shootout in the strip club in Omaha, the opening sequence, the climax with the reverend where the issues that the film may be exploiting are addressed and in my eyes therefore considerate. I think within it lies the future of both the gangster movie and the musical.Looking for some great streaming picks? The music is great, notably the D'Angelo's "Devil's Pie" that shows crime being played out. Two young friends involved in organized crime and drug dealing find that their priorities differ I was mesmerized by "Belly" from the opening sequence of choreographed violence and music. Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice". In this movie, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice (Janet Jackson), a young African-American poet. Back home, Tommy's girlfriend Keisha (Sincere prepares to leave the drug trade and move his family to A tearful Tommy agrees, and the two men embrace. Use the HTML below. Its a shame this film was so overlooked by critics.
It has dazzling visuals, and a respectable plot that borrows from "Scarface" among others. A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience. Filmed in New York City, the film stars rappers DMX and Nas, alongside Taral Hicks, Method Man, and R&B singer T-Boz. A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him. Directed by Hype Williams. In South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.
With Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks, Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins.
Sincere begins getting in touch with his African roots and tries to convince his girlfriend Tionne that they should emigrate to the Motherland, while Tommy has a religious awakening and joins the Nation of Islam.Rated R for strong violence, language, sexuality and drug use Was this review helpful to you? The film was poorly received by critics, scoring a 16% on 38 of 47 people found this review helpful. Tommy Brown (DMX) and his friend Sincere (Nas) are gangsters who have learned how to …
He assaults Keisha, who gets hold of Shameek's gun and shoots him in the face.
Music video director Hype Williams made his feature film debut with this visually inventive urban drama. Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
Tommy Brown and his friend Sincere are gangsters who have learned how to make a good living by dealing drugs and pulling armed robberies. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run. Tommy and Sincere have been able to move out of the ghetto in Queens where they were raised and relocate to an upscale section of Manhattan; they would seem to have it made, but both realize that their lives are headed toward a dead end. I expected "Belly" to be a self-indulgent, expanded version of the gangster rap videos that gave Hype Williams the power in Hollywood to make a feature film. The following morning, Tommy asks Sincere to help him sell a new form of In Mark's grandmother's basement, the gang convenes to discuss the nascent drug operation; one of Tommy's associates, Knowledge (The gang begins transporting heroin from Queens to Tommy travels to Jamaica and repays Ox by killing Sosa, the son of a local drug lord. Two young friends involved in organized crime and drug dealing find that their priorities differ Critics of this film should look to its film roots - film noir - movies that grow from the underground crimeworlds in America, that pleasure us with their money schemes, guns, and drug use. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.