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| Category | Urban Drama DVDs, Urban Action Movies, Dramas Videos, Action/Adventure, Crime, New York City, Gangsters, Drug Dealers, African American Culture, Urban Crime, Urban Violence | | Starring | Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris, Cam'ron, Chi McBride, Elise Neal, Esai Morales, Regina Hall, Kevin Carroll | | Director | Charles Stone, III | | Composer | Frank Fitzpatrick, Vernon Reid | | Director of Photography | Paul Sarossy | | Producer | Brett Ratner, Jay-Z, Damon Dash | | Screenwriter | Matthew Cirulnick, Thulani Davis, Azie Faison, Jr., Austin Phillips |
This DVD feature film stars Mekhi Phifer, Wood harris and Cam'ron. Set in the early 1980s, this entry in the African-American urban gangster genre puts character development in the front seat for a change as it rolls through the Harlem streets on its usual rise-and-fall route. Ace (Wood Harris) starts out a laundry delivery guy, but thanks to a chance encounter with a Latin coke dealer (Esai Morales), he quickly works his way to the top of a drug empire. Mitch (Mekhi Phifer) is his more extroverted, colorful pal, the "born hustler" whose bravado hides a tragic family life. For a while the money just keeps rolling in and everyone's happy, but then comes the inevitable turn to tragedy, heralded by the arrival of the brash, trigger-happy Rico (rapper Cam'ron in his screen debut). A sensitive script and moody direction by Charles Stone III allows PAID IN FULL to sidestep a lot of the cliched glamour of similar films. The violence is realistically depicted, and the ultimate emptiness and paranoia of the lifestyle is allowed to manifest slowly through a nice, low-key performance by Harris. Roc-a-Fella mogul Damon Dash produced, based on the true story of Harlem drug lords he remembers from his childhood, one of whom even served as a technical advisor. Theatrical release: October 25, 2002 Paid In Full Reviews: "...[Phifer] is electric and true..."
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "...Anchoring the film with quiet, awkward intensity is Wood Harris..."
-- Mark Keizer, Box Office Paid In Full | List Price | $14.99 (You save $4.70) | | Studio | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1640  | | CD Universe Part number | 5606760 | | Catalog number | 02609200 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 08, 2003 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | violence, pervasive language, some strong sexuality, and drug content | | Running Time | 97 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Digitally Mastered; Letter Boxed; Widescreen |
Paid In Full Movie Review Average Rating: (4.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews excellent hood flick
This is not your typical gangsta hood flick.The script is brilliant and all three leading actors roles are different and yet they have depth.It's the closest thing to boyz n the hood. You gotta check it out.
Submitted by letters4mark (montreal,canada) 
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real deal, tight music, dip set
sweet movie
Submitted by Brian (wheaton, illinois)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. A Fantastic Film
This is truly a wonderful film, with excellent performances by Wood Harris, Mekhi Phifer, and even Cam’ron. Ace, played by Wood Harris, is enticed by the drug world because he sees drug-dealing as a fast way to build a better life for himself and oddly, those of his community. I say ‘oddly’ because he seems to be helping the people in his community, by letting them earn money from selling drugs to other people within his community. This movie gives a realistic look at the lives of three men who deal drugs for different reasons, and the consequences of their lifestyle. Buy this DVD.
Submitted by Anne (Miami, Florida)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Best 'Hood' Movie
I could watch this movie over and over again. If you havent seen it yet dont waste any more time. COP THAT DISC.
Submitted by madeyoulook01 (North Philly)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No The Realist Movie Since Menace 2 Society
Man hold up!! this damn movie is one of the realist since Boyz n the Hood! It's the East Coast Version of how they do the Damn thang and it's based on a True Story.
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Hot stars Mekhi Phifer (8 MILE, SHAFT, TV's ER) and Wood Harris (REMEMBER THE TITANS) team up in an edgy, hard-hitting film with a slammin' soundtrack! Stuck in a nowhere job, Ace (Harris) is a restless teenager who envies the expensive cars, flashy clothes, and high-rolling lifestyle of his drug-dealing friends. Then when he sees his chance, Ace makes the move that suddenly changes his life! Drawn by the seductive lure of easy money in the illicit Harlem underground, he uses his skills to quickly take control of the streets and seize all the power than comes with it! Also starring rap star Cam'ron (WOO) and Chi McBride (GONE IN 60 SECONDS, TV's BOSTON PUBLIC) -- you don't want to miss this gripping look at chasing the American dream ... from the wrong side of the tracks!
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