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19 May 1973 (Japan) moreTagline:
YOUR kind of black film morePlot:
A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Just too Sweeet! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Calvin Lockhart | ... | Frankie J. Parker |
| Rosalind Cash | ... | Terry Davis |
| Vonetta McGee | ... | Melinda |
| Paul Stevens | ... | Mitch |
| Rockne Tarkington | ... | Tank |
| Ross Hagen | ... | Gregg Van |
| Renny Roker | ... | Dennis Smith |
 | Judyann Elder | ... | Gloria |
| Jim Kelly | ... | Charles Atkins |
| Jan Tice | ... | Marcia |
| Lonne Elder III | ... | Lt. Daniels (as Lonne Elder) |
| Ed Cambridge | ... | Detective (as Edmund Cambridge) |
 | George Fisher | ... | Young Man |
| Joe Hooker | ... | Rome's Servant |
| Allen Pinson | ... | Rome |
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This is one in a long line of blaxploitation films made during the 70's that were designed as money making vehicles. Most of them are simply terrible, but Melinda is actually a cool one.
Its basically a revenge tale, but it is chock full of melodrama and excitement. The story is an overdone one, but the films' cheapness actually benefits it. The settings seem authentic and the movie actually manages to capture some street life in it.
Admittedly, the acting is not excellent, but somehow the film manages to be entertaining in a "ghetto" way. Don't go out of your way to see it, though.