Hoodlum

I love this movie because it is the story of so many black men today.How many get out of jail and have to make a living in the streets,and also dying in the streets to protect what is presumed to be... Full review

I had this movie on homemade VHS for a while and just received the DVD.Mesmerizing!!! Beautifully Filmed! Hats off to Bill Duke - another very distinguished African-American director!! Once you get past the fact that the movie is FILLED with... Full review

overall real good movie classic gangsta movie the storyline all the way to the finish is real good bumpy johnson played a excellent role in the gangsta mob leaders also lucky is also a good actor he played a role as... Full review

I really enjoyed this film. As far as crime dramas go it is up there with The Godfather to me. Laurence Fishburne was great in his role as Bumpy Johnson. Tim Roth gave a great performance also.The film did a... Full review

this was the worst mafia movie i have ever seen in my life! to be honest the part when laurence fishburne says that the ice cream is a rat piosen was the worst acting what the hell the actors are real... Full review

Its a great movie. D. Shultz thats my manz. I love that crazy ass white boy. He live. It just has some bad ending clips like looking into moonlights at the wrong time. Zooming into L.F. Eye ball. Great movie though.... Full review

"Hoodlum" is a film that deserved much better. Bill Duke, its talented director, gives us a picture of what the Harlem of the thirties was like. In fact, "Hoodlum" suffers when it's compared to Coppola's "The Cotton Club". Mr. Duke,... Full review

When going to see Hoodlum i was expecting a really great movie, but it was a big letdown. The story was pretty good, but they just didnt take it anywhere. Hoodlum wasnt a horrible gangster movie, just wasnt a good one.... Full review

This is my all-time favorite hoodlum movie. I loved Laurence Fishborne in it. He acts very well and the supporting actors and actresses supported him well.... Full review

I liked the modern-like prohibition type theme to this movie. A different twist to the Al Capone era. Interesting throughout the movie.... Full review

The Harlem gangster is one of the lesser facets of history, and after Hoodlum, one is less the wiser. While on a technical level, Hoodlum impresses with its fine music, its glorious design and costumes, it lacks pace, coherence and the kind of energy that the genre demands. ... Full Review

it's out of place in Hoodlum ,a decent, conventional period drama by director Bill Duke ( Rage In Harlem ).....Hoodlum ,the guy with the Irish brogue, police Captain Foley (Richard Bradford), is the vicious, murdering, double-crossing racist.....Hoodlum is still an easy movie to enjoy.....The problem with Roth's villainous performance is....Vanessa Williams, as his educated, sharp-tongued do-gooder girlfriend, Francine Hughes, has both beauty and bite..... ... Full Review

The film could have delivered a better product with more insight into its main characters.. Cinema Paradiso The Legend of 1900 Hoodlum, Dr. Dolittle , The End of Violence The best part of the film is its incredible score. ... Full Review

Despite our above praise, this is a very violent film that won't be suitable for some audiences and definitely not for most children. Loosely based on true life characters and events that occurred during the 1930's, "Hoodlum" is an often riveting feature filled with great performances. ... Full Review

From Amazon : A flawed but admirably ambitious gangster movie, Hoodlum aspires to be a kind of Harlem-based equivalent to The Godfather, and while it falls short of that lofty goal it's still got plenty of qualities to make it... ... Full Article

"Hoodlum" is a solid entry into the gangster movie pantheon, but does not elevate itself into the realm of the great gangland films, such as "The Godfather" or "Goodfellas." ... Full Article