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Sometimes it's hard to tell your friends from your enemies morePlot:
In BACK IN THE DAY, Reggie Cooper (Ja Rule), a young man from the rough side of the tracks who lives with his divorced... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
I'd rather be feared than loved. moreCast
(Credited cast)| Tatyana Ali | ... | Alicia Packer | |
| Rafa Alvarez | ... | Detective Spray | |
| Paul Benjamin | |||
| Jan Rene Benvenutti | ... | First Officer at Mall | |
| Tia Carrere | ... | Loot | |
| Badja Djola | ... | Grant Brown | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | Benson Cooper, Reggie's Dad | |
| Norman Grant | ... | Physician | |
| Pam Grier | ... | Mrs. Cooper | |
| Jamie Harper | ... | Jamal's Girl | |
| Stephen Kough | ... | Vincent Cooper | |
| Frank Langella | ... | Lt. Bill Hudson | |
| Julio 'Joel' Lopez | ... | Ricky | |
| Peter A. Marshall | |||
| Jamie McCall | ... | Cocktail Waitress | |
| Erika Michels | ... | Maria Patillo - Reporter (as Erika Michels Brown) | |
| Debbi Morgan | ... | Mrs. Packer | |
| Joe Morton | ... | Rev. James Packer | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | J-Bone | |
| Rodolfo Rodriguez | ... | Mugger | |
| Ja Rule | ... | Reggie | |
| Al Sapienza | ... | DET. Kline | |
| Davetta Sherwood | ... | Tosha Cooper | |
| Peter Somech | ... | Phillip the Vendor | |
| Lahmard J. Tate | ... | Jamal |
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It is difficult to rate a writer/director's first effort. After all, it is one more movie than I have written or directed. James Hunter wrote a story that was interesting, but suffered from an uneven flow.
After all, the idea that a man (Ja Rule) has to choose between the thug life and going straight is common, and even falling in love with the daughter (Tatyana Ali) of the man you killed has been done. Doing it again demands something that is original, and originality is lacking in this film.
I was drawn by the inclusion of so many favorites: Tia Carrere (Trues Lies, Wayne's World), Pam Grier (Jackie Brown), Frank Langella (Dracula, Good Night and Good Luck), and Ving Rhames (Rosewood, Dawn of the Dead). They did not disappoint in their performances, but they had little to work with.
Direct to video is becoming more and more common, but that doesn't mean it has to be a waste of time. Maybe the sophomore effort of Hunter will be more enjoyable.