The Review: The Five Heartbeats

 

The Five Heartbeats 8/10

L. got me to watch Black movie that I had never seen. I have heard of this movie and seen random references to it but never had a strong desire to check this out. Turns out I really enjoyed it. This is about a former singing group called The Heartbeats. There is Duck, his older brother JT, Dresser, Choirboy, and Eddie King Jr. I mention his government name because this man is a problem. All of them are but in different ways. This starts off with Duck looking at a magazine cover asking whatever happened to various musicians from back in the day. We flashback to the group losing a talent show to a weird ass band. A manager named Jimmy shows up and says he will pay them $100 if they don't win the next show. They lose and he coughs up the cash and his wife is like “We are not going through this again.” Turns out he has been betrayed in the past in the music industry. They agree to let him manage them after the clubs owner wants them.

The Review: Ricochet

Ricochet 7/10

This was some perfect 90's cheese. I had heard of Ricochet and knew Denzel was in it but that was all. Next thing you know the credits start rolling and all the greats were here! This is about a cop/law student named Nick Styles who before he got started was a flirt and played basketball with a thug named Odessa. He later becomes a cop and while at a carnival he and his partner stumble on a shooting by a dude named Earl Talbot Blake. This dude is nuts as hell! He takes a woman hostage and strips down to his draws (which pleased my lady to no end) and shoots Blake and saves the day. By the way, that hostage deserved it. She came skipping out the port-a-potty like there weren't two men with guns out. So while Style's life skyrockets after the arrest Blake plots to get revenge from prison.

The Review: Prime Suspect Series 1

Prime Suspect Series One 8/10

I was talking to Cam weeks ago about this show called Prime Suspect and once I heard who the star was I knew I was gonna watch it. I just had to wait for the right time since I am not super into crime shows. But I am into crime shows from overseas. In England they have very few episodes per season, or series as they call them, so they can not waste time with bullshit. This show is hardcore by the way. They show nude mutilated ass bodies and they get all up in their business. This season has just two episodes that are each the length of a movie. Jane Tennison is good at her job but looked over because of her gender. That's pretty much it. The place is full of dudes who shit on her and it gets even worse when after the death of the chief detective she is promoted. They, like, obviously don't like her specifically one guy who is straight out of a villain handbook.