Gang Related, a perfect movie

 

Just because movies and television are so boring nowadays I have had to watch movies from the 90s like Gang Related. The 1997 film starring James Belushi and Tupac Shakur did not disappoint. If you havent see it please drop whatever you are doing and watch Gang Related.

It gets you hooked straight from the start. The film puts you in handcuffs and you feel like you are under arrest and in prison. Without giving too much away Gang Related is about two crooked cops who rob drug dealers but get into trouble when they kill a drug dealer who was an under cover cop. Just when the cops think they have gotten away with their crime the two get deeper and deeper into trouble. But I wont spoil the ending so watch it yourself.

As a writer I struggle to come up with complex story narratives and take a lot of inspiration from films like Gang Related. The movie does not have any fillers nor does it waste the viewers time. The dialogue is crisp and to the point. It has several plot twists. The characters are complex and believable. James Belushi was one hell of an actor. He was like Tony Soprano before Tony Soprano. He played the lovable anti-hero to perfection. The sexy Robin Givens gives a great performance. It is just a great movie all around.

On the other hand I watched another Tupac movie called Above the Rim. It was total garbage. The acting was terrible. The dialogue was dog shit. The plot was bland. A high school drop out could have written a better script. The only thing I loved about Above the Rim was the soundtrack. It had Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg, and Pain by Tupac. It would have been better to use the money used on this pathetic waste of film and fed the hungry and homeless.