Anyone who has seen gangster movies from the 30's or later films such as "Scarface" will immediately recognize that they've seen this tired old plot over and over and over again. At the time it came out, attempts were made to herald it as groundbreaking, but that was merely pure hype. There are only two ways the film was any different than many older gangster movies: 1) the gangsters aren't Italians, Irishmen, or Cuban, instead they are black, and 2) instead of being criminal gang members with speakeasies during Prohibition, they have a crack house. Big deal! Changing these two things are minor variations in the story and NOT groundbreaking film-making. Avoid this regurgitated derivative garbage like the plague.
Review of New Jack City
