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Cut Throat City

2020

RZA

Shameik Moore, Tip Harris, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Kat Graham ...

4.3

262

Action. Drama Four boyhood friends in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward return after Hurricane Katrina to find their homes decimated, with no jobs, and no help from FEMA. Out of options, they reluctantly turn to a local gangster, who offers them one shot at turning their situations around - by pulling off a dangerous heist in the heart of the city. When the job goes bad, the friends find themselves on the run, hunted by two relentless detectives and a ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"A film that suggests a livelier version of Steve McQueen’s Widows (...) an ambitious and volatile film, an atmospheric survey of the thankless world of the rich and the damned"	POS
United States	Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"Cut Throat City will doubtless grab the attention of RZA’s diverse fanbase, but looks unlikely to make a significant mark among contemporary crime dramas."	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"A slipshod, desultory affair, built around a story hook that’s far from convincing"	NEG
United States	Asher Luberto The Playlist	"Like a rapper without flow, 'Cut Throat City' lacks the oomph to keep audiences engaged (...) RZA has a real understanding of the heist genre (...) but he stumbles when he tries to do too much"	NEU
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"'Cut Throat City' is an ambitious, messy, sprawling and bullet-riddled crime epic, with strong perfomances (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"Film noir for the graffiti and graphic-novel age (...) an entertaining, if familiar ride."	NEU
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"RZA tells this story (...) with deliberation and imaginative daring. With 'Cut Throat City,' his third feature, he comes into his own as a director."	POS
United States	John Serba Decider	"It kind of pains me to say it, but 'Cut Throat City' is kind of a disappointment. It tries to do a lot, but ultimately doesn’t do enough."	NEG
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"It provides the intrigue that fans want from the heist genre while anchoring its twists in details about life in New Orleans a year after Hurricane Katrina (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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