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Craptacular
I was expecting more out of this movie since 2Pac was in it. Once I saw it, I was dissapointed. 2Pac and Tim Roth go around town trying to get help to be drug free, but the American system won't help them. It's a total and complete waste of time.

Totally underhyped masterpiece.
When serious film buffs talk about Gridlock'd, they can't help but compare it to the supposedly better Trainspotting. Well, I've seen both films and I prefer Gridlock'd. And although I'm bias when it comes to Tupac (my favorite rapper), this lost little gem of a film truly stands on its own.

The movie is about two heroin addicts, Stretch (Tim Roth) and Spoon (Shakur) who are desperately trying to kick their drug habit after their fellow musician friend Cookie (Thandie Newton) OD's on New Years Eve. Thus begins their hilarious harrowing journey through an uncaring beaurocracy, including a rude hospital worker, a desk clerk with a short temper... and the list goes on and on. Not only that, but Stretch and Spoon have to get into a detox center before they're captured by the police who think they've committed a drug-related double homicide, when in actuality, the real murderer is a drug dealer (Vondie Curtis Hall) who is trying to kill them both for stealing his dope. WHEW!

Shakur and Roth have outstanding chemistry together in this film. Both turn in terrific performances and deliver occasionally hilarious one-liners. Gridlock'd is Vondie Curtis Hall's directorial debut, so props to him. He did a very fine job. He also wrote the screenplay.

If you haven't seen it yet, I'd highly recommend it. If you read the summary on the back of the cassette/DVD case and thought it sounded stupid, believe me. It's really a great movie. If for nothing else, rent the film for Tim Roth's encounter with the desk clerk. It has to be one of the funniest moments in film history.

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