This sun scorched, bullet-blasted South Central L.A. story follows the car- and corpse-strewn trail of an ex-con turned security guard O2 (Tyrese Gibson), who gets carjacked while his son is still asleep in the backseat. The thugs hold the child for ransom, and O2 has 48 hours to come up with a hundred grand. His only lead in getting the kid back is Coco (Meagan Good) the cutie who distracted him at the traffic light. Together they bicker, fall in love, and launch a plan to take down a vicious gang leader named Meat (The Game) while they roll along on a bank-robbing spree. Director Vondie Curtis-Hall keeps the action humming and swathes his gritty South Central locations in a thick haze of urban grime and chaotic spontaneity, making it reminiscent of 1970s cult classics like BLACK CAESAR and THE WARRIORS. Tyrese is more than up for the job here as the tough but tender O2; he and the very sexy Meagan Good generate major onscreen chemistry. Larenz Tate plays O2's dope-head cousin, and Kimora Lee Simmons has a funny cameo as a fencer of hot designer dresses. Her husband, Russell Simmons, was one of the producers.

Theatrical Release: June 23, 2006

DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Music Video: "Bad Girl" Music Video
Featurette:
1. Analysis of a Scene
2. Drive by Filmmaking

 Game: Rapper
Tyrese Gibson: Actor, LOVE SONG/BABY BOY
Paul Terrel Clayton: Actor, STEALTH FIGHTER
Meagan Good: 
Eric Lane: American actor: BARBERSHOP/THE EVIL ONE

Vondie Curtis-Hall: African-American actor/director, GRIDLOCK'D (1997)

Ted Field: Film producer
Preston L. Holmes: 

Terence Blanchard: Composer, WAIST DEEP (2006)

Terilyn A. Shropshire: Editor, WAIST DEEP (2006)

"Curtis Hall keeps slipping in surprising social and emotional flavourings rarely found in the genre." -- Grade: B