| | OFFOFFOFF film review OFF THE HOOK (Bounce) movie by Adam Watstein with Walter Velasquez, Jamal Mackey, L. Vee Anduze, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | As a viewer, you can almost feel the tug of the good side and the bad side on yourself as you watch "Off the Hook." The film is very good at capturing the angry machismo of urban culture, where the worst thing you can do is let somebody diss you. |
 | | Like a number of French films of the past few years (for example, "The Life of Jesus" and "Rosetta"), it uses non-actors and immerses us in a real place to give a naturalistic portrayal of a community and the people in it. |
 | | With strong performances from non-professionals close to the story and the neighborhood, "Off the Hook" homes in on the natural drama of one corner of New York and makes it into a very memorable film. |
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