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4/10
I WAS LOST, BUT NOW I'M FOUND
nogodnomasters7 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
DeAndre (Game) is involved in stealing and dealing computer chips. He is arrested and his girlfriend Chanel (Stacey Dash) is arrested as an accomplice. She is placed under house arrest while DeAndre remains in jail. DeAndre wants her to take the rap because he has two strikes. (Something that since has been repealed.)

This story is about redemption and changing one's life. It is formulaic, campy, and poorly made. As an African-American film there has to be a girl named Keisha (Shelli Boone) as sure as a British crime film has a guy named Nigel. Red Grant plays Fran-Swah a stereotypical over-the-top gay. He role was campy as was the ugly baby named "Precious."

The whole set up of Chanel being on house arrest, the arraignment, and her going to drug counseling on non-drug related charges was part of the bad plot. She is a bad mother of a six year old, a six year old who likes the stud postman that takes her to church...guess where this goes?

It is a poorly done "Christian-style" film which drops the F-bomb and N-word for no good reason other than to get a rating. Stacey Dash shows off leg and cleavage, perhaps the only reason to watch this movie. It made me ache for a Tyler Perry film.
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4/10
B list movie
quisha-0119527 May 2021
4/10 after watching 20 minutes of the movie I already knew who was the actual woman who did the crime. I didn't laugh at all but I did get through the movie, and I understand we're the writers and directors were trying to go with this movie.
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5/10
B Movie A Heart
QueenCatia26 July 2021
This is a B movie. The direction, sound, editing, writing, and a few of the supporting players leave something to be desired but House Arrest has a whole lot of heart. Stacey Dash is charming and sincere as Chanel. I found myself rooting for her to get her happy ending!
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