Tyrone (1999) User Reviews

Okay watch but not laugh out loud funny

[Seth_Rogue_One · 5/10 · 4 September 2014]

First of all I'm gonna say that Krayzie Bone appears in the credits on IMDb but he's not in the movie at all, unless I blinked and missed a millisecond long cameo.

He's on the theme-song maybe that's where IMDb got confused dunno.

Anyways! Coolio is at least definitely in it and he plays 3 different characters, well okay 1 of them is dead and lying on the ground but I'll count that, and he's actually not all that bad, he does what's required of him playing a gangsta, his sister and their dead brother.

The leads though of course are Ethan Suplee and Kevin Conolly, they aren't great by any means but they are a fairly likable duo.

The plot is riddled with plot holes that simply doesn't make any sense and it's at least 10 minutes too long but overall it's a pretty harmless and somewhat amusing movie, even though it doesn't really have all too many jokes.

One thing I have to say though is the movie feels a lot older than being recorded at 1999, I think quite possibly it was shelved for a couple years because no company wanted to release it, but that's just what I think.

I don't recommend it per se, but if it's on cable or something and you don't have anything better to do and you're a fan of any of the people involved then give it a go.

If you can handle a low budget film with a lot of dialogue and decent acting

[ntraegerjr · 7/10 · 28 November 2005]

This movie worked for me overall. I can understand a lot of the low ratings, especially if you are not used to low budget movies. Also the ending is kind of chintzy and not surprising. However, the movie has some clever ideas, some humor and good characters with some good acting. If you can't handle a flick with a lot of dialogue you may be bored but it kept my interest. There was only one scene where I couldn't tell what happened, when Ethan S. appeared to get some glass broken into his rear end while trying to get through a door. It just happened and it was unclear due to the camera shot and it was never really explained either. That was the main head scratcher for me. The concept of the two main characters getting threatened by the police may seem a little far fetched for some as well but it wasn't too out there-although it's probably not the most original concept. But for a person like me who is finishing a low budget film I understand how the budget can shape what you can do conceptually.