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Hoodlum (1997)
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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 well worth seeing. It's the first film to tell the story of Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (charismatically played by Laurence Fishburne), an ex-convict who dominated the Harlem numbers racket during the 1930s and '40s. As he rises to power he gains equally powerful enemies, including hotheaded Bronx gangster Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) and the suave mobster Lucky Luciano (Andy Garcia). Determined to defend his Harlem turf...
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Hoodlum Movie Review by Zara  (2/18/2008) |
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Very slick looking period piece about what life was like during the Depression Era in Harlem, with the gangs running "numbers" in which both sides of the racial fence played. The battle occurs over a scummy Jewish mob boss trying to take over space in Harlem which was previously the only place run by blacks.
The actors...
(complete Hoodlum review by Zara)
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