Sidney Poitier returns as teacher Mark Thackeray in this sequel to the 1967 classic. This time round Thackeray has swapped the streets of London for those of down-town Chicago, faced with the challenge of convincing hardened gang members that there is an alternative to street violence. As he struggles to instil respect and understanding in his students, he also pursues his first love; a woman he knew thirty years ago when he was a young man in Guyana.
Locked and loaded with action, Waist Deep is an explosive thrill ride. 02 an ex-con is trying to go straight but his life takes a deadly turn when his son gets kidnapped in a carjacking and is held for ransom by a ruthless drug lord. 02 races through the violent streets of LA in a desperate attempt to outsmart rival gangs to save his son. Starring Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good and The Game.
Bruce Willis's awful, 1991 vanity piece is an abuse of audience goodwill and a waste of a good cast and director (Michael Lehmann of Heathers). The story of Hudson Hawk, co written by Willis, concerns a cat burglar pressured into stealing precious art, including some from the Vatican. But the script is just a convenience upon which Willis piles his vaguely boorish brand of hip irony, assuming his audience will stay with him every step of the way. Certain, self-congratulatory scenes induce cringing Willis and Danny Aiello, for instance, sing "Side by Side" (to brassy accompaniment on the soundtrack) every time they're working a job--but the overall effect is more irritating and baffling. Keep a good thought for Willis (an underrated actor better than the summer junk we usually see him in) by checking out his superior work in Pulp Fiction and his small but memorable role in Billy Bathgate.
Idealistic young lawyer Arthur Kirkland (Al Pacino) is determined to bypass the topsy-turvy madness of the US legal system and do his best for his clients. However, Arthur's idealism takes a battering when he is pressured to defend a judge (John Forsythe) he knows to be guilty of raping a young girl. Arthur now has to make the most important choice of his life - the choice between his career and his conscience. Directed by Norman Jewison, with a screenplay by husband-and-wife writing team Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin.