Ride or Die (2003)

Super fly P. I. gets bad guys the cops can't touch.

Director:

Craig Ross Jr.

Writers:

Duane Martin, Jay Wolcott

Stars:

Duane Martin, Vivica A. Fox, Meagan Good

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Duane Martin	...	Conrad 'Rad' McRae
Vivica A. Fox	...	Lisa
Meagan Good	...	Fake Venus
Michael Taliferro	...	B Free
Jadakiss	...	Benjamin / Killer Ben
Geoffrey Blake
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Miyako
Brooklyn McLinn
Sticky Fingaz	...	Demise
Iona Morris
Miranda Kwok	...	Tommy Wong
Stacey Dash	...	Real Venus
Gabrielle Union	...	Masked Woman
Faizon Love	...	David Rabinowitz
Zachary Williams	...	Basketball Player

Storyline

Super fly P. I. gets bad guys the cops can't touch.

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Plot Keywords:

kissing while having sex | police shootout | shoulder massage | suspense | chase | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Music | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violence and some sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hustle and Heat

Company Credits

Production Co:

Strange Fruit Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A character in this movie is nicknamed Armageddon. Michael "Bear" Taliaferro, who costars in this movie, was in a movie called Armageddon (1998).

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Goofs

Rad says that he knows Benjamin did not commit suicide because the gun was found in his right hand, while Benjamin was left-handed. However, in an earlier scene in which Rad and Benjamin face off with a trio of thugs, Benjamin pulls his gun with his right and aims it with his right hand for several moments. Then, the gun appears in his left hand. Finally, he puts the gun away on his left side, using his right hand.

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Connections

References The Jeffersons (1975)

User Reviews

Its very decent... not bad at all

Hustle and Heat is like if you put martial arts, rap, gunfights, a thriller and a "cop buddy" element and mix it all up. Really the result is not that bad even if at some part you feel the main character(which is also the writer) try to overdo it.

The main character Rad is kind of like the cool guy that knows how to fight and work as a P.I. Try to mix up Chris Tucker in Rush Hour with a classic 90s martial art main character played by Don Wilson or Jeff Daniels and you got it. He is kinda likable really. His sidekick is played by Vivica A Fox which try to be some Q from James Bond mixed with a sexy chicks coming out of a rap video. Not bad again really... she could had stand out a bit more but she was OK.

The plot include some mysteries and let you guess til the end who is responsible and why.

In between mix some car chases with over the top explosions and gunfights black rapper style(seriously the way they hold there gun is ridiculous including the main character) just to fuel the action style and you got the movie.

All in all, sure some parts are bad clichés, the fights are nothing impressive but there not terrible either, the "action movies" elements are OK, even tough again not impressive. And the story yeah is kind of interesting even for a guy like me that don't listen to rap at all...

So all and all, a decent movie, much better than what i was expecting, and i found the main character likable, but of course this won't be a cult classic either if you know what i mean...

Its a decent thriller meet action movie featuring martial arts if i can say ...lol