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I Got the Hook Up (1998)
Not as bad as it's made out to be...
8 April 2005 - 3 out of 5 users found this review helpful.
Everybody's being too harsh on this movie.
It contains some genuinely surreal comic moments and AJ Johnson makes the film watchable even when nothing else does. Sure Master P is about as articulate and emotive as Shaquille O'Neal, but that doesn't stop the supporting characters and nutty, irreverent script from elevating this above the typical "'hood comedy" formula.
Where else can you find a "differently-abled" street gang, a dope-smoking grandma, a crackhead willing to do anything for "T-T-Two dollars", and John Witherspoon? OK probably a bunch of films but this one is worth a look anyway.
I quote nearly as many lines from this one as I do from "Friday". For the right kind of person, this movie is very entertaining.
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