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Belly (1998)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:2

Rotten:12

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A stylish urban drama about two childhood friends who stand on opposite sides of the law. A visually stunning, brutally honest film from critically acclaimed music video director Hype Williams. ... A stylish urban drama about two childhood friends who stand on opposite sides of the law. A visually stunning, brutally honest film from critically acclaimed music video director Hype Williams. Rappers Nas and DMX make their big screen debuts. [More]

Starring: Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks, T-Boz Watkins

Starring: Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks, T-Boz Watkins, Method Man, Hassan Johnson, Tyrin Turner

Director: Hype Williams

Director: Hype Williams
Screenwriter: Hype Williams
Producer: Larry Meistrich, Ron Rotholz, Hype Williams, Robert Salerno
Composer: Stephen Cullo

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11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune

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07/29/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

All style and very little substance in this oft-told tale of inner-city angst.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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Los Angeles Times
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Christopher Null
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Philadelphia City Paper

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Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Van Gelder
New York Times
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Make no mistake: Style is paramount in Belly, a flashy, trashy look at the gangsta' life, which Hype Williams has exploited in videos for Puff Daddy, Mase, Tupac Shakur...

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01/01/00
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
Film Journal International
 
 
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