Review of New Jack City (1991) by Penn T — 09 Jun 2007

Wesley Snipes is the shit in this movie, Chris Rock a little crack head ahhh!!!

This review of New Jack City (1991) was written by Penn T on 09 Jun 2007.

New Jack City has generally received positive reviews.

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Such a Na's a$$ movie. Forget how much I love it…

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