Review of Dead Presidents (1995) by August C — 08 Dec 2016

While the subject matter is interesting enough, this 3-set movie basically disappoints. It might work as a play, but cinematically it's just not compelling enough to satisfy for its 2 hour running time.

It starts out with the disappointment facing the young of Harlem in the late 60's, then moves onto a string of depressing scenes from the war in Vietnam. Finally we get to what should be the best moments of the movie; the heist, but it's really just a strung out disaster which we could all see coming.