Set It Off | 
| Actors: Van Baum, Vincent Baum, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Natalie Desselle, Dr. Dre Studio: New Line Home Video Category: DVD
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Rating: 57 reviews Sales Rank: 5598
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled) Rating: R (Restricted) Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 DVD Layers: 2 DVD Sides: 1 Picture Format: Array Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 123 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 5 Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: N4787 ISBN: 6305505799 UPC: 794043478727 EAN: 9786305505792 ASIN: 6305505799
Theatrical Release Date: November 6, 1996 Release Date: September 14, 1999 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description SET IT OFF (DVD MOVIE)
Amazon.com Even when it misses a dramatic opportunity in favor of generic action, Set It Off benefits from a sharp understanding of its well-drawn central characters. They're a quartet of young African American women in Los Angeles (Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise), all struggling against a system that seems designed to prevent them from realizing their dreams. The movie establishes their plight with credible attention to emotional detail, making their decision to rob banks believable enough to give the ensuing plot its inevitably tragic momentum. Cowritten by the screenwriter of What's Love Got to Do With It?, the film conveys genuine compassion for its characters, and the ensemble cast is uniformly strong--especially Queen Latifah as a brash lesbian whose fate is as certain as her forceful attitude. Set It Off expresses a real sense that these women have been close friends for years, and that gives the film additional impact, even when their transition to crime and violence feels somewhat forced and superficial. A romantic subplot involving Pinkett and a social-climbing banker (Blair Underwood) is too contrived to be convincing, and director F. Gary Gray (Friday) tries too hard to combine hard-hitting action with social relevance (a weakness shared by Gray's following film, The Negotiator). Still, Set It Off effectively avoids passing judgment; its emotional complexity transcends simple notions of right and wrong, injecting vitality--and a kind of renegade integrity--into the traditions of a familiar plot. --Jeff Shannon
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Set it Off February 12, 2009 #3 (A-Town) This is a great movie. It is sad,funny, and action packed. It's a story of a group of "sisters for life" who are fed up with being screwed by the system and decide to take things in their own hands. They go on a rampade robbing banks hoping for a better tomorrow. I recommend this movie to everyone. I dare you not to love it.
very good December 10, 2008 honey518 (work) well i think the movie was well done they picked the perfect people to play the right parts i can watch that movie over and over again.
"Set it off like Vivica!"...(Notorious Big) October 30, 2008 NEOSOUL06 (Atlanta, Ga.) I ordered this one through Amazon, it's a classic and has Jada Pinkett in it...(pause for the cause)...she is fine! Ok, back to the review...I ordered it and it came within a few days which was cool cause, I really wanted to check it out. I won't go into the movie, you can read up on that if you choose but as far as my experience goes, I enjoyed the movie when it first came out and I still like to watch it from time to time. Ordering was easy and I suggest it for anyone's movie collection. YMMV. NEOSOUL06.
review August 11, 2008 Melody Minnis Iam pleased with my purchases from amazon. they always get me my orders in a hurry and I will stay a loyal customer for years.
Not to be missed! March 2, 2008 J. Arena (Williamsburg, VA) Set It Off is a brilliant film about ordinary women driven to a life of crime by circumstances beyond their control. A sibling murdered by police, a child taken away unfairly by a social worker, an abusive employer -- that and more push them over the edge. The performances here are so wonderful, that you can forgive any flaw. You just may have seen this good-folks-gone-bad story line done before, but never quite so compellingly. Queen Latifa is a standout in the cast, and every one was outrageously good! This is a DVD that belongs in your collection, especially if you're looking for a movie to watch with friends. It's the kind of film you'll talk about for quite some time. Don't miss it!
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