Waist Deep (2006)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Writers (WGA):

Vondie Curtis-Hall (screenplay) and
Darin Scott (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

His son. His life. His freedom. He's taking them all back.

Plot:

An ex-convict (Tyrese) gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.

Plot Keywords:

Los Angeles | Drug Lord | Carjacking | Kidnapping | Brothers

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Tyrese Gibson	...	O2
Shawn Parr	...	Newscaster #1
Henry Hunter Hall	...	Junior (as H. Hunter Hall)
Johnny C. Pruitt	...	Guard
Meagan Good	...	Coco
Darris Love	...	Rock
Larenz Tate	...	Lucky
William Duffy	...	Newscaster #2
The Game	...	Meat
Kimora Lee	...	Fencing House Lady (as Kimora Lee Simmons)
Wil E. Young	...	Man
DeWayne Turrentine Jr.	...	Gangster #1 (as Syco Smoov)
Wade Allain-Marcus	...	Gangster #2
Paul Terrell Clayton	...	Black Security Guard (as Terrell Clayton)
Ray Bengston	...	White Security Guard

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language.

Runtime:

USA:97 min | Argentina:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #42515) | UK:15 | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Rogue Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When O2 first gets his car stolen, he fairly quickly gets up and runs at top speed for many blocks and when he finally gives up, Coco is right there. How did she get so far away from where she talked to him in his car in the time it took him to run there?

Quotes:

Meat: [Having slashed off a subordinate's arm with a machete] You bring me my money... you get your arm back

Movie Connections:

Features Halo (2001) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Guttaville

a great action-adventure flick

I took this movie home the other day not really expecting to see much of a movie but I was like what the hell, I'll give it a try and was pleased.

This movie didn't have the most original plot. It was just a father trying to get his kidnapped son back. Tyrese Gibson played the father who would very much rather forget his past and jail time so he set a good example for his kid. I thought Gibson did a very good job as he teamed up with the very attractive actress Meagan Good. Also in the movie was Larenz Tate. Tate did not impress me. It seemed like he just re-enacted his role in Crash.

Your not going to see a masterpiece after watching this film. Your not going to get blown away by the acting even though it was above average. They're some hard-nosed scenes such as when I guy gets his armed chopped off for not paying back the money. But the movie seemed to have heart and I believe it was directed very well. Such scene is when Gibson's character is running than switches to first person as the director, Vondie Curtis-Hall, has the camera shaking constantly to give it a more dramatic feel.

The relationship between Good and Gibson's character grew way to fast but still was par. There are some moments that are far fetched but the movie was still very entertaining and intense and I believe it gets a 7.5 rating (rounded to a 8).

Acting 7, editing 6, directing 8, plot 6.