A successful South Bronx drug dealer turns his back on his roots and gives money to a Wall Street broker to invest for him.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Leguizamo | ... | Victor Rosa | |
| Peter Sarsgaard | ... | Jack | |
| Denise Richards | ... | Trish | |
| Vincent Laresca | ... | Jimmy | |
| Isabella Rossellini | ... | La Colombiana | |
| Sônia Braga | ... | Iris (as Sonia Braga) | |
| Delilah Cotto | ... | Carmen | |
| Nestor Serrano | ... | Rafael Menendez | |
| Anthony 'Treach' Criss | ... | Chedda (as Treach) | |
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Rafael Báez | ... | Jay |
| Fat Joe | ... | Tito Severe (as Fat Joe 'Joseph Cartagena') | |
| Carlos Leon | ... | Hector | |
| Felix Solis | ... | Jose | |
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Omar Pastran | ... | Jason |
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Rob B. Campbell | ... | Det. O'Brien |
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A big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal and a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top, Victor soon finds out that he has been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge. Written by El Toro
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$3,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$6,281,415, 8 December 2002, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$17,504,595, 26 January 2003Company Credits
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Written by India Arie, Shannon Sanders and Ricardo Quiñones
Performed by India Arie
Courtesy of Motown Records
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Shot in 22 days. See more »Goofs
When Trish falls onto the bed after Victor Rose meets up with her and Jack Whimmer in Miami, there are four bags surrounding her. In the next shot of the bed a few seconds later, there are only three bags, in different positions. See more »Quotes
Victor Rosa: The way we should be living. My woman deserves it, my kid deserves it, and I deserve it. Fuck everything else.See more »
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Slow DownWritten by India Arie, Shannon Sanders and Ricardo Quiñones
Performed by India Arie
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Victor Rosa (John Leguizamo) is a drug dealer in the South Bronx. He's made a lot of money with his crew Jimmy, Chedda, and Jay. He calls his area and his product Empire. He gets into a feud with a neighboring rival. His girlfriend Carmen goes to college with Trish (Denise Richards) who introduces them to her Wall Street banker boyfriend Jack (Peter Sarsgaard). Jack offers Victor an investment opportunity which requires him to get a loan from his drug source La Colombiana (Isabella Rossellini).
Leguizamo is trying to be hard and he's trying too hard. The narration tries to be hard-boiled. There is a lot of trying but a lot less succeeding. Writer/director Franc. Reyes is trying to mimic better gangster movies. There are ways to make this work but Reyes doesn't have it at this point.