1992

OG Merc (Tyrese Gibson) has been out of prison for 6 months. He is raising his teen son Antoine (Christopher Ammanuel) following the untimely death of his mother. He works as a maintenance man for Pluton Metals in Los Angeles 1992. It makes catalytic converters. They await the verdict of the Rodney King trial. Murphy (Ori Pfeffer) is a thief. He plans to rob the platinum at Pluton Metals which is contained in a very secure safe. His dad (Ray Liotta) vetoes the plan as it is too risky despite the high return. During the riots, they change course to break into the safe. Merc lives in the center of the riots. He seeks the safety of his workplace for himself and his son. Needless to say, they cross paths with deadly results. This was Ray Liotta's last film. There was nothing extraordinary about the feature. Conversely, there were no bad scenes either. There are better Ocean 11 films out there. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

I was skeptical with the movie not having a wide theatrical release and not much promotion but from beginning to end I was engaged. I was determined to see the fate of Tyrese, his son and the late great Ray Liotta. There wasn't much dialogue throughout the film but the presence and tension was felt. There's not too many roles I would place above this for Tyrese if any. It was also refreshing to see another familiar face in Eastwood, while not playing the typical preppy pretty boy as his cast mates continue to be type casted. This just goes to show a film can be just basic but still entertaining. A big W for everyone involved in the making.