53
Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonFormulaic but effectively gritty inner-city crime drama.
- 70Film.comSean MeansFilm.comSean MeansLL Cool J... is downright scary -- a mix of coiled charm and underlying menace.
- 63Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanIt delivers cop-genre thrills at the pace required and reminds us Omar Epps is a star in the making.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleEpps is a leading man on the rise, and Cool J. is something to see.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaIt's old, old hat.
- 40Film.comJohn HartlFilm.comJohn HartlA few startling touches.
- 40L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyEnough gunfights, vicious beatings, and pissing matches for five films.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovToo sloppy, pinning psychological crime dramatics to good old-fashioned gunplay.
- 38USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkBegins sinking in the shallow end almost at once.
- 33Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyGoes on too long and doesn't have much to say.