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Paid In Full

2002, Movie, R, 100 mins

Paid In Full: Review

A vivid telling of a familiar story — rise and fall of a street criminal — bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness. Based in part on an autobiographical screenplay by '80s coke lord Azie Faison Jr., the film's strength lies in its gimlet-eyed depiction of the rites of ghetto celebrity. It captures the macho posturing and casual disrespect for women, but reserves its harshest criticism for contemporary rappers who sell the thug life as a glamorous fantasy of "live flash, die young" romanticism. Read the complete review for Paid In Full

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Forced to cope with the 1980's drug scene, Ace (Wood Harris) starts out a laundry delivery guy, but thanks to a chance encounter with a Latin coke dealer (Esai Morales), he quickly works his way to the top of a drug empire.
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Length: 02:17
Posted: 7/23/2009

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