One of the greatest of its genre, Sugar Hill is one of very few drug thrillers to seriously tackle many issues facing inner city life without glamorizing or venturing into "blaxploitation" territory. Snipes and especially Michael Wright give exemplary performances and every character is well fleshed out. Even though we don't agree or condone the actions of most characters, we can understand their motivations for the things they do.
Sugar Hill will provide intelligent, thought-provoking entertainment, but most who are looking for an action-packed drama will likely be disappointed by this drawn out character study. That's more than likely why it received so many poor reviews by critics and audiences. See this as a drama rather than an action flick.
Sugar Hill will provide intelligent, thought-provoking entertainment, but most who are looking for an action-packed drama will likely be disappointed by this drawn out character study. That's more than likely why it received so many poor reviews by critics and audiences. See this as a drama rather than an action flick.