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Information
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 123 min.
- Director
- F. Gary Gray
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Rating *
- 6.9
- Votes *
- 12,118
- Checks
- 497
- Favs
- 15
- Dislikes
- 8
- Favs/checks
- 3.0% (1:33)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:1
Top comments
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BadFluffy
they keep piling on every cliché of the projects life and no character ever get more than one-dimensional. 11 years 4 months ago -
Siskoid
It's Thelma and Louise x2 as Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica Fox and Kimberly Elise start robbing banks in Set It Off, but though there are a fair number of robberies, the film skews more towards character-driven drama than most heist-type pictures. We really do get to know these women, through both dramatic and comic beats, even a bit of romance as part of life events that will complicate the relationships. These aren't professional thieves, but rather people at the end of their tether, who see no other option, but then maybe some of them do, and that shakes their commitment to the sisterhood. Also interesting is the cop played by Scrubs' John C. McGinley who at first seems to be playing to type (the jerk), but turns out to be much more compassionate than expected. In a real way, this is a film about impatience, all itchy trigger fingers and people who haven't thought ahead because they don't really believe they have a future. But will it necessarily lead to tragedy? 10 months 2 weeks ago -
