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Always Outnumbered,
Always Outgunned (1998)

Rate: 8
Viewed: 4/20

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4/20: Next to Deep Cover, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned is Laurence Fishburne's best film.

Any time Laurence Fishburne is given a lead role, he can make the most out of it, and it's too bad he didn't have a lot of chances throughout his career. So, I'll take what Laurence Fishburne has done. This is a real gem.

In the film, Laurence Fishburne plays a quiet, unsung hero who's a good example to the black community although his anger control needs work. There's a Boyz n the Hood angle to his character. Many lessons can be learned from what he believes in.

I like the supporting cast: Bill Cobbs, Natalie Cole (yep, she's the deceased daughter of Nat King Cole), Daniel Williams, Bill Nunn, and Bridgid Coulter who's Don Cheadle's partner since 1991. All turn in excellent performances with a few of them being special.

All in all, HBO produced a lot of outstanding telefilms during the 90's, and Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned is one of them.