Ernest Dickerson's adaptation of cult novelist David Goines' scabrous 1974 crime thriller attempts to expose the cruelty and ugliness at the core of a ruthless drug dealer's life. But rapper-turned-actor DMX brings so much glowering glamour to the role of a brutal killer who finally gets what he deserves that the underlying message is likely to get lost in the flash-and-cash stylings. After spending 10 years in self-imposed Los Angeles exile, graying gangster King David (DMX) returns to New York to settle up with drug lord Moon (Clifton Powell), whom he once robbed. King David is attempting to redeem himself for past sins, but he's abruptly and brutally stabbed by on...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
82 mins