Roger Guenveur Smith (SUMMER OF SAM, HE GOT GAME) taps in deep as Huey Newton, blazing through this mesmerizing performance piece based on the still-controversial life of one of the founders of the Black Panther Party. Assailing the audience with equal parts inner-city charm and fear-raising militancy, Smith begins not a story, but a tapestry of Newton’s life. He brings alive the roots of Newton's strict revolutionary morals, atypical social shortcomings and his sometimes amusing, hostile reflections on contemporary society. Smith’s Newton is supernatural: his voice and nervous mannerisms make it hard to sit still and watch a deeply private man share his abbreviated ...
Released:
2001
Rated:
NR
Length:
100 mins