Gridlock'd (1997) is a movie that I recently watched for the first time in a long time on Tubi. The storyline follows a pair of junkie friends without a job, money or drugs...they want to go right but the system denies them at every corner. If the system won't help them, who will?
This movie is written and directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall (Waist Deep) and stars Tim Roth (Four Rooms), Tupac Shakur (Poetic Justice), Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Charles Fleischer (Zodiac), Howard Hesseman (WKRP in Cincinnati) and Lucy Liu (Kill Bill).
This movie had a tremendous storyline and an impressive cast that delivers remarkable performances. Tim Roth is outstanding and Tupac delivers a solid supporting role. Even the side characters are solid as I enjoyed Newton, Liu and Fleischer. Some aspects of the plot felt unrealistic, but the genuine circumstances and challenges were authentic. The ending song during the credit was far and away the best part of the movie. If we got to see those characters during that time in their lives, this may have been a masterpiece.
Overall, this isn't the best drug related movie but it is entertaining and worth a viewing. I would score this a 6/10 and strongly recommend it.
This movie is written and directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall (Waist Deep) and stars Tim Roth (Four Rooms), Tupac Shakur (Poetic Justice), Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Charles Fleischer (Zodiac), Howard Hesseman (WKRP in Cincinnati) and Lucy Liu (Kill Bill).
This movie had a tremendous storyline and an impressive cast that delivers remarkable performances. Tim Roth is outstanding and Tupac delivers a solid supporting role. Even the side characters are solid as I enjoyed Newton, Liu and Fleischer. Some aspects of the plot felt unrealistic, but the genuine circumstances and challenges were authentic. The ending song during the credit was far and away the best part of the movie. If we got to see those characters during that time in their lives, this may have been a masterpiece.
Overall, this isn't the best drug related movie but it is entertaining and worth a viewing. I would score this a 6/10 and strongly recommend it.