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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 01/20/2004It's no wonder
Caught Up only garnered haphazard theatrical release in 1998. Director Darin Scott, who is credited with screenplay nods for
Tales from the Hood and
Sprung, tosses everything--including the kitchen sink--into this noir rip-off that borrows liberally from
Chinatown and
Bound but lacks the intelligent gravity and grace of the first classic or the stylish, tongue-in-cheek fun of the second. Starring Bokeem Woodbine as Darryl, an ex-con who wants to go straight but who keeps finding himself in unlucky circumstances,
Caught Up has laughable dialogue and terrible bug-eyed over-emoting that tries to pass fo! r acting, and wastes the laconic beauty of
One False Move costar Cynda Williams, as a femme fatale named Vanessa Dietrich (honest!). Vanessa wraps Darryl around her little finger and embroils him in a voodoo-esque drug plot that will have the viewer rolling on the floor in disbelief. Had
Caught Up played its convoluted plot for laughs, it may have at least been a camp parody on the genre, but as it is, it doesn't avoid a single cinematic cliché.
Caught Up is a goofy mess of contradictions and implausibility.
--Paula NechakPhyllis Woods has truly lived a hard-knock life. While trying to cope with the deaths of her mother and baby sister, along with a brother who's in prison, Phyllis gets caught up in the fast life. She spends her days battling a cocaine addiction, and hiding from a ruthless drug dealer whom she owes a lot of money to. Phyllis soon finds herself facing a murder charge. She cleans herself up, changes her identity and is now livi! ng on the run. Her best friend, Trina, convinces Phyllis to mo! ve with her to North Carolina to start over. Shortly after, the drama starts to unfold. Phyllis learns the hard way that Trina just can't be trusted. She has no idea that Trina is harboring a secret so shocking that it will change both of their lives forever.Phyllis Woods has truly lived a hard-knock life. While trying to cope with the deaths of her mother and baby sister, along with a brother who's in prison, Phyllis gets caught up in the fast life. She spends her days battling a cocaine addiction, and hiding from a ruthless drug dealer whom she owes a lot of money to. Phyllis soon finds herself facing a murder charge. She cleans herself up, changes her identity and is now living on the run. Her best friend, Trina, convinces Phyllis to move with her to North Carolina to start over. Shortly after, the drama starts to unfold. Phyllis learns the hard way that Trina just can't be trusted. She has no idea that Trina is harboring a secret so shocking that it will change both of their liv! es forever.Phyllis Woods has truly lived a hard-knock life. While trying to cope with the deaths of her mother and baby sister, along with a brother who's in prison, Phyllis gets caught up in the fast life. She spends her days battling a cocaine addiction, and hiding from a ruthless drug dealer whom she owes a lot of money to. Phyllis soon finds herself facing a murder charge. She cleans herself up, changes her identity and is now living on the run. Her best friend, Trina, convinces Phyllis to move with her to North Carolina to start over. Shortly after, the drama starts to unfold. Phyllis learns the hard way that Trina just can't be trusted. She has no idea that Trina is harboring a secret so shocking that it will change both of their lives forever.It's no wonder
Caught Up only garnered haphazard theatrical release in 1998. Director Darin Scott, who is credited with screenplay nods for
Tales from the Hood and
Sprung, tosses everything--including the ki! tchen sink--into this noir rip-off that borrows liberally from!
Chin atown and
Bound but lacks the intelligent gravity and grace of the former and the stylish, tongue-in-cheek fun of the latter. Starring Bokeem Woodbine as Darryl, an ex-con who wants to go straight but who keeps finding himself in unlucky circumstances,
Caught Up has laughable dialogue and terrible bug-eyed over-emoting that tries to pass for acting and wastes the laconic beauty of
One False Move costar Cynda Williams, who plays a femme fatale named Vanessa Dietrich (honest!). Vanessa wraps Darryl around her little finger and embroils him in a voodoo-esque drug plot that will have the viewer rolling on the floor in disbelief. Had
Caught Up played its convoluted plot for laughs, it may have at least been a camp parody on the genre, but as it is, it doesn't avoid a single cinematic cliché. The DVD comes with a slew of music videos, the radio and TV spot, as well as a director's commentary track. But don't be fooled by all the goodies--they're si! mply a smokescreen to nudge the audience into thinking the film is important and worthy.
Caught Up is a goofy mess of contradictions and implausibility.
--Paula Nechak When Raven Klein, a bi-racial woman from Iowa moves to Atlanta in hopes of finding a life she's secretly dreamed about, she finds more than she ever imagined. Quickly lured and lost in a world of sex, money, power-struggles, betrayal & deceit, Raven doesn't know who she can really trust!
A chance meeting at a bus terminal leads to her delving into the seedy world of strip-clubs, big-ballers and shot-callers. Now, Raven's shuffling through more men than a Vegas blackjack dealer does a deck of cards. And sex has even become mundane -- little more than a tool to get what she wants.
After a famous acquaintance winds-up dead -- On which shoulder will Raven lean? A wrong choice could cost her life! There's a reason they call it HOTATLANTA!
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