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Ola G @Ollie1972 Mar 14 I saw this black crime comedy drama back in 1997, with Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, and Thandie Newton as Stretch, Spoon and Cookie, bandmates in a spoken word band and heroin addicts. I remember liking this film then, but re-seeing it again breathes life into other opinions. This is not "Trainspotting", trying to really portray the world of heavy drug use. Here we get a wishy washy handling of this grim topic, not really making you believe that these characters are heroin addicts nor musicians. And the fact is that non of the main characters are likeable in any way, which makes you as a viewer not really care if they kick their habit or get killed while trying to dodge the police and local criminals. The narrative is really thin and never really excites you. I think "GridLock´d" is a failed and flawed film for what it tries to convey. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Mar 7 Successful drama movie in 1 hour and 31 minutes. Ages 17 and older. See more Jack M @Jackhole Jun 21 A dark, effective satire about drug addiction that offers laughs as well as savage criticism of the US approach to dealing with users. See more Jeff H @RT74210301 02/01/2025 My favorite movie from Pac. Was nice see his comedic side in a movie. Was definitely a darkish movie but seeing Tim Roth and Pac playing off each other was fantastic. See more 01/30/2024 Tim Roth and the late Tupac; what are they to do when in gridlock? Well when you're addicted to drugs it's hard to break away Spoon and Stretch are heroin addicts as well as jazz musicians Their friend Cookie sadly overdoses around new years so it seems like a wake up call But even entering a detoxification program a few roadblocks present themselves Spoon and Stretch are also part of a man hunt by the authorities and drug dealers How did they end up here to begin with? The film scales back to their smallest steps going downward This actually did bring me back to 'Trainspotting' It moves slow that's for sure but shows how much of a struggle it is to go cold Turkey given how dependent these two guys are on what they've been taking Things get more chaotic as the day goes on for Spoon and Stretch with crazy blind people to loose dogs A lot of humor and humanism director Vondie Curtis Hall injects into a chase flick of two people kicking it Despite a few narrative setbacks Tupac and Roth bounce off one another collectively See more 01/30/2022 Tim Roth and the late Tupac; what are they to do when in gridlock? Well when you're addicted to drugs it's hard to break away Spoon and Stretch are heroin addicts as well as jazz musicians Their friend Cookie sadly overdoses around new years so it seems like a wake up call But even entering a detoxification program a few roadblocks present themselves Spoon and Stretch are also part of a man hunt by the authorities and drug dealers How did they end up here to begin with? The film scales back to their smallest steps going downward This actually did bring me back to 'Trainspotting' It moves slow that's for sure but shows how much of a struggle it is to go cold Turkey given how dependent these two guys are on what they've been taking Things get more chaotic as the day goes on for Spoon and Stretch with crazy blind people to loose dogs A lot of humor and humanism director Vondie Curtis Hall injects into a chase flick of two people kicking it Despite a few narrative setbacks Tupac and Roth bounce off one another collectively See more Read all reviews

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