Stepping Razor - Red X

STEPPING RAZOR - RED X is a documentary on the life of reggae star Peter Tosh, a politically aware singer who was murdered in Jamaica in 1987. Unfortunately, the film is neither an expose on Tosh's controversial death, nor a particularly cogent summary of an influential career.

Early in the film, director Nicholas Campbell focuses on the singer's death, recounting the official story--that Tosh and two others were killed in a botched robbery attempt at his house--and unconfirmed rumors that others may have wanted Tosh dead. Tosh was apparently negotiating to start up a "Rasta Reggae Radio" station in Jamaica--a media outlet that may have made some people nervou...