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Posse (1993)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:5
Rotten:9
Average Rating:5.1/10
Synopsis: This shoot-'em-up revisionist Western traces the little-known legend of black cowboys in the Old West, who participated in settling the frontier and played an unrecognized role in U.S. history.... This shoot-'em-up revisionist Western traces the little-known legend of black cowboys in the Old West, who participated in settling the frontier and played an unrecognized role in U.S. history. During the Spanish-American War, a multiracial group of U.S. soldiers go on a dangerous mission under the orders of the despicable Colonel Graham, who is white. They succeed, returning with the booty from the battle only to find that Graham has betrayed them. After fighting Graham off, the soldiers escape with their cache. Thus begins a chase through Cuba and back into the U.S. as the group struggles with the law, the Ku Klux Klan, and big business in an effort to protect the land and rights of African American settlers. Directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles, POSSE also features terrific turns by the likes of Tiny Lister, Tone Loc, Pam Grier, Isaac Hayes, Nipsey Russell, Aaron Neville, Stephen Baldwin, Billy Zane, and more. [More]
Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin, Billy Zane, Richard Gant
Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin, Billy Zane, Richard Gant, Richard Jordan, Charles Lane, Tiny Lister, Tone Loc, Salli Richardson, Sy Richardson, Pam Grier, Isaac Hayes, Paul Bartel, Stephen J. Cannell, Richard Edson, Nipsey Russell, Reginald VelJohnson, Woody Strode, Reginald Hudlin, Warrington Hudlin, Aaron Neville, Charles Lane, Big Daddy Kane
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Reviews for Posse
Van Peebles' second indie is a rousing hip-hop Western that flaunts lurid visuals at the expense of coherent narrative and sharp characterixation; a trivial and messy exercise in style.
Rousing entertainment directed by Van Peebles with a rare sense of purpose and mischief.
Some interesting race-related points are raised, but Van Peebles disappoints by focusing instead on the standard elements of the genre.
An overdirected, overphotographed, overdone movie that is so distracted by its hectic, relentless style that the story line is rendered almost incoherent.
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