Review of Hoodlum (1997) by Owen Gleiberman for Entertainment Weekly — 29 Sep 2011
The director, Bill Duke ("A Rage in Harlem"), stages all of this with proficient confidence, yet he never truly summons the operatic power of the genre -- the pulp tragedy of ambition built on (and drowned in) blood.
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This review of Hoodlum (1997) was written by Owen Gleiberman and published by Entertainment Weekly on 29 Sep 2011.
Hoodlum has generally received positive reviews.
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