Blue Hill Avenue (2001) Reviews

Blue Hill Avenue (2001)
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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Director at the 2001 Urbanworld Film Festival, Blue Hill Avenue focuses on the rise of the drug trade in Boston, as seen through the eyes of three childhood friends. The time is the late '70s, and Tristan (Allen Payne), Money (Aaron D. Spears), E-Bone (William Johnson), and Simon (Michael Taliferro) are all high-school pals and petty thieves on the mean streets of the city's South Side. Their antics bring them to the attention of Benny (Clarence Williams III), a charismatic drug dealer who takes the four friends under his wing. The most straight-and-narrow of the bunch, Tristan manages to keep his nefarious trade under the radar of his parents. As the years pass, however, the dealers introduce crack to their line of narcotics, and Tristan's sense of guilt over his neighborhood's demise leads to an inevitable betrayal of Benny, followed by a grisly showdown. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

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Starring:
Allen Payne, William Forsythe, (more)
Director(s):
Craig Ross Jr.
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Dylan D.

This is the worst representation of Boston's Blue Hill Avenue, and Dorchester/Roxbury/Mattapan as a whole. The fact that they shot the whole movie in canada, in locations that look almost NOTHING like anywhere familiar to Boston. Most of the actors were unbelievable, the script could have been much better, and the poorly executed cut-away shots of Boston in between the filming in Toronto was completely unbelievable. It was like nobody affiliated with this movie ever even visited Blue Hill Avenue. There are thousands of real life stories from the streets of Boston waiting to be told, and I wish someone would just make a REAL movie about my city. This is a disgrace to "The Ave".

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Harry C.

Can anyone not watch Money's outburst about Tristan's wife without knowing who will be "whipped" at the end? The parents and sister of Tristan make a late-in-the-movie cameo that is almost community theater-ish (?) in its dramatic impact. Clarence and William get special billing for phoning it in. All in all..the foursome's chemistry is the only cohesive part of the movie. Even the Simon-Twinkie "surprise" is an air-ball in the hood. Nice try, though.

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Charles C.

i didn't know what to expect...overall it was a very good presentation of the stife that the inner-city kids grew up with(and still are). thank heaven it didn't glamourizing "gansta" and all its trappings.

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Kelly M.

Pretty realistic. I agree, if you like New Jack City type movies, you love this.

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Everett T.

This is the most true but sad depiction of alot of inner city guys. Great movie all and all, a personal item in my dvd collection that I watch a few times a year.

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Troy M.

People getting rich, addicted to drugs, shot up, betrayed. Excellent Cinema.

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Kelli D.

I caught part of this movie on cable, and just had to rent it. It was alot better than I thought it would be. If you like movies like New Jack City, you would probably like this.

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LaKeenya C.

I was surprised how good this movie really was. I had to go out and buy it for my dvd collection.

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Amber W.

This movie rang true to me. It was sad to see the deterioration of these boys as they grew up, and the deterioration of the families. This should be shown as a cautionary tale to inner city children, really, all children.

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    Dylan D.

    This is the worst representation of Boston's Blue Hill Avenue, and Dorchester/Roxbury/Mattapan as a whole. The fact that they shot the whole movie in canada, in locations that look almost NOTHING like anywhere familiar to Boston. Most of the actors were unbelievable, the script could have been much better, and the poorly executed cut-away shots of Boston in between the filming in Toronto was completely unbelievable. It was like nobody affiliated with this movie ever even visited Blue Hill Avenue. There are thousands of real life stories from the streets of Boston waiting to be told, and I wish someone would just make a REAL movie about my city. This is a disgrace to "The Ave".

    Yes   |   No

     
    Harry C.

    Can anyone not watch Money's outburst about Tristan's wife without knowing who will be "whipped" at the end? The parents and sister of Tristan make a late-in-the-movie cameo that is almost community theater-ish (?) in its dramatic impact. Clarence and William get special billing for phoning it in. All in all..the foursome's chemistry is the only cohesive part of the movie. Even the Simon-Twinkie "surprise" is an air-ball in the hood. Nice try, though.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Charles C.

    i didn't know what to expect...overall it was a very good presentation of the stife that the inner-city kids grew up with(and still are). thank heaven it didn't glamourizing "gansta" and all its trappings.

    Yes   |   No

     
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