Menace Ii Society
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
16 March 1956, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
22 May 1981, Bronx, New York, USA
8 September 1975, Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 February 1948, El Paso, Texas, USA
23 March 1934, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4 September 1957, New York City, New York, USA
15 November 1921, New York, USA
6 February 1984, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
26 February 1943, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
30 January 1951, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
22 May 1967, Compton, California, USA
1973
28 April 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 August 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
December 27, 2006
The most stunning feature debut in the new African-American cinema, even more so than Boyz N the Hood to which the coming-of age feature bears thematic resemblance.March 17, 2008
Bleak, brilliant, and unsparing: a full-scale vision of the madness that is tearing up the black inner city.May 12, 2001
Nothing the Hughes brothers have done in their videos for Tone Loc, Tupac Shakur and others prepares you for the controlled intensity and maturity they bring to their stunning feature debut.December 06, 2005
It makes the Hood seem worse than Vietnam.March 17, 2008
The Hughes brothers' debut is an exhilarating urban nightmare.March 17, 2008
Don't let the silly styling of the title put you off; this is a powerful, convincing, and terrifying look at teenage crime in contemporary Watts.March 17, 2008
Fierce, violent and searing in its observation, the film makes previous excursions seem like a stroll through the park.March 17, 2008
An impressive first feature from the 21-year-old twin brother directing team of Albert and Allen Hughes.November 06, 2004
Stylistically the film is brilliant, making repeat viewings highly appealing.May 20, 2003
If Menace II Society is terrific on ambiance, it is considerably less successful in revealing character.April 18, 2005
Um retrato impiedoso (e real) de uma sociedade preconceituosa, injusta e massacrante que transforma jovens em ameaças e que, infelizmente, é encontrada em todo o mundo.February 09, 2006
Regrettably, the Hughes brothers' first feature is a compendium of clichés.