Ride or Die (2003)

Director:

Craig Ross Jr.

Writers:

Duane Martin (writer)
Jay Wolcott (writer)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Music | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Super fly P. I. gets bad guys the cops can't touch. |

Plot Keywords:

Hotel Clerk | Motorcycle | Luxury | Martial Arts | Massage

Cast

Duane Martin	...	Conrad 'Rad' McRae
Vivica A. Fox	...	Lisa
Meagan Good	...	Fake Venus
Michael Taliferro	...	B Free
Jadakiss	...	Benjamin / Killer Ben
Geoffrey Blake
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Miyako
Brooklyn McLinn
Sticky Fingaz	...	Demise
Iona Morris
Miranda Kwok	...	Tommy Wong
Stacey Dash	...	Real Venus
Gabrielle Union	...	Masked Woman
Faizon Love	...	David Rabinowitz
Zachary Williams	...	Basketball Player

Also Known As:

Hustle and Heat (Canada: English title) (DVD title) (USA) (DVD title)
Ride or Die (UK) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and some sexual content.

Runtime:

Germany:84 min (DVD version) | USA:88 min | Argentina:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Denmark:11 | Germany:16 | Sweden:11 | USA:R | Argentina:13

Company:

Strange Fruit Films

Trivia:

A character in this movie is nicknamed Armageddon. Michael "Bear" Taliaferro, who costars in this movie, was in a movie called Armageddon (1998/I).

Goofs:

Continuity: Rad says that he knows Benjamin did not commit suicide because the gun was found in his right hand, while Benjamin was left-handed. However, in an earlier scene in which Rad and Benjamin face off with a trio of thugs, Benjamin pulls his gun with his right and aims it with his right hand for several moments. Then, the gun appears in his left hand. Finally, he puts the gun away on his left side, using his right hand.

Movie Connections:

References "The Jeffersons" (1975)

It was Very Entertaining

I Found the movie to be perfect for T.V. and Video. It was very action packed and had every type of genre from Action to Comedy to Suspense. I am what you call a Black Critic and I focus on the feel of many different movies of all kinds, not just black movies. I am African-American with an eclectic taste from Classical Musicals to Straight Ghetto Independent Films.

Although Ride or die had many Blacks in the Movie, the feel of the movie was not focused mainly just for the black audience. There were many races that played their part in this movie and not just in their usual stereotypical roles, but what many would consider crossover roles.

With that being said.........

The reason I enjoyed this movie was because of the many genres that were fused in this movie. It makes it hard to tell what actual genre it should be under; by doing this, it avoids being labeled. The story did not go smoothly in transition at every point, but it did manage to keep my attention.

There was Gun Play, Sarcastic Comedy, Mind Teasing Humor, Drama and Romance, Good guy bad guy Quotas, Turns and Twists, and I would have never guessed that that person did it type of feel.

This is a movie I could watch over and again; at least 5 times for the year. My Usual limits for good movies would be 7 for the year, unless it just so happen made it to t.v. and there was nothing else better to watch.

Ride Or die gets 3.95 out of 5 of my votes.

You know who i be

I call it like I see it with no bias