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DMX's menacing charisma is put to good use in this stylish but hackneyed modern-day noir.
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Thumbs down for me. Mar 29, 2004
Thumbs down for me.
Richard Roeper
A bumbling adaptation. Mar 26, 2004
A bumbling adaptation.
Richard Harrington
What makes Never Die Alone so monumentally terrible isn't just its bearhugging of gangsta flick convention, but its desperate attempt to imbue run-of-the-mill crime with noir classicism. Mar 26, 2004
What makes Never Die Alone so monumentally terrible isn't just its bearhugging of gangsta flick convention, but its desperate attempt to imbue run-of-the-mill crime with noir classicism.
Desson Thomson
The various stories are strong enough to compensate for any acting deficiencies. Mar 26, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The various stories are strong enough to compensate for any acting deficiencies.
Peter Howell
If not for the excessive melodrama, lousy dialogue, clumsy acting and generally nasty vibe, "Never Die Alone" could have had the kind of distinctive edge that made urban street dramas like Juice, Menace II Society... Mar 26, 2004 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
If not for the excessive melodrama, lousy dialogue, clumsy acting and generally nasty vibe, "Never Die Alone" could have had the kind of distinctive edge that made urban street dramas like Juice, Menace II Society...
Ted Fry
DMX has all the charisma you'd expect of a music star, and he uses it to portray King David as larger than life. Mar 26, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
DMX has all the charisma you'd expect of a music star, and he uses it to portray King David as larger than life.
Ruthe Stein
Violent movie starring rapper DMX is not for kids. Dec 26, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Violent movie starring rapper DMX is not for kids.
Nell Minow
This is not a workable drama, just a series of ideas that rap stars who worship Scarface think would be cool to see. Jul 28, 2004 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
This is not a workable drama, just a series of ideas that rap stars who worship Scarface think would be cool to see.
David Cornelius
It's too bad the filmmakers couldn't find a way to present [Goines's] vision without resorting to some pretty threadbare clichés. May 20, 2004 | Full Review…
It's too bad the filmmakers couldn't find a way to present [Goines's] vision without resorting to some pretty threadbare clichés.
Daniel Eagan
His death was moving; his life was not. It's a requiem for a scumbag--one who left a whole lotta decent people destroyed in his wake. Apr 16, 2004
His death was moving; his life was not. It's a requiem for a scumbag--one who left a whole lotta decent people destroyed in his wake.
Sean Burns
[A] gritty film noir [about] a sleazy drug pusher looking for redemption, but who - in classic noir fashion - learns that there is no escaping paying for one's past sins. Apr 3, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
[A] gritty film noir [about] a sleazy drug pusher looking for redemption, but who - in classic noir fashion - learns that there is no escaping paying for one's past sins.
Daniel M. Kimmel
Hampered by its convoluted plot and a marked melodramatic streak that counteracts the film's cool factor. Apr 3, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Hampered by its convoluted plot and a marked melodramatic streak that counteracts the film's cool factor.
Annlee Ellingson
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