Set It Off
Summary:
The sophomore film effort from music video director F. Gary Gray, Set It Off is a crime thriller about four women bank robbers from a housing project in L.A. Ever since her parents' death, Stony (Jada Pinkett Smith) has had to act as a parent to her little brother Stevie (Chaz Lamar Shepard). She works in various capacities to make a future for him at U.C.L.A. Cleo... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Jada Pinkett Smith - (Stony)
Queen Latifah - (Cleo)
Vivica A. Fox - (Frankie)
Kimberly Elise - (Tisean)
John C. McGinley - (Detective Strode)
All Cast & Crew >>
Review:
The Hollywood crime drama Set It Off effectively uses the various injustices suffered by black women in the inner city as motivation toward a life of crime. The main asset here is that it's a rare instance of black women screenwriters (Takashi Bufford and Kate Lanier) writing for a cast of black women actresses. In contrast to the showy... Continue >>
Related Movies:
2006 Inside Man
2006 Waist Deep
2005 Assault on Precinct 13
More Related Movies >>
Great Film Moments:
- In Theaters
- This Week
- Coming Soon
- New on DVD
Browse More Movies:
