Synopsis
Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".
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Cast
- Kerry WashingtonMarybeth
- Victor RasukManny
- Evan RossRomeo
- Brandon RouthSizemore
- Shannyn SossamonConcetta
- Vondie Curtis-HallDixon
- RZASammy
- Thomas Ian NicholasChad Wesley
- Lara Flynn BoyleBetty McBain
- Illeana DouglasMommy
Recommendations
- 50
Los Angeles Times
While Giovinazzo's crude approach undercuts his occasional stab at gravitas, "Cracktown's" cast keeps things in the ballpark of relatable humanity. Best of the lot is Kerry Washington. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Life goes far past the boiling point for most of the characters in this hilariously overwrought ghetto soap opera from cult writer-director Buddy Giovinazzo. - 40
Variety
Nowhere near as much fun as its title, playing out like an unusually obtuse episode of "The Wire." - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
For those wearied by cliches about poverty, rote characterizations of minorities and shocks for their own sake, best to avoid "Cracktown."
