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Caught Up (1998)
Rate:
6
Viewed:
6/23
6/23:
After watching Jason's Lyric, I looked up what else Bokeem Woodbine had done in a leading role during
the 90's besides Strapped, and it turns out to be only Caught Up.
Well, that's unfortunate because he's a good actor. Bokeem is mostly fine, but it's not his best stuff.
The movie is rather silly that's made worse by the back-and-forth between comedy and neo-noir. Had the filmmakers
stuck with the latter, it might have played better. At the same time, what a mistake to get Basil Wallace because he already
did the same role in Marked for Death, a Steven Seagal picture.
The biggest WTF is using Cynda Williams to play two characters: the fortune teller and Daryl Allen's ex-wife. It makes
no sense. When the woman's body was found stabbed next to Daryl, I didn't think it was the fortune teller. At the
end, there's a twist that makes the intended black comedy worse although I can see why it happened this way.
All in all, Caught Up is an okay movie, and it's better than nothing if you want to see more of Bokeem Woodbine.