Sugar Hill (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Sugar Hill |
| Original title | Sugar Hill |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1994 |
| length | 118 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Leon Ichaso |
| script | Barry Michael Cooper |
| production |
Marc Abraham Greg Brown Rudy Langlais Steven R. McGlothen |
| music | Terence Blanchard |
| camera | Bojan Bazelli |
| cut | Gary Karr |
| occupation | |
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Sugar Hill is an American thriller by Leon Ichaso from the year 1994 . The title refers to the district of the same name in Harlem, New York City.
action
The brothers Roemello Skuggs and Raynathan Skuggs grew up in Harlem . The boys' father, who works for the Mafia, is shot. Her drug addict mother dies of an overdose. Roemello and Raynathan have been drug traffickers since they were young; first for Gus Molino, later Roemello builds a largely independent organization.
Roemello meets Melissa at a party who dreams of a career as an actress. She moves at a distance when she learns what Roemello is doing. He persuades her to go out with him after all.
Lolly Jonas and his men try to get into drug deals at the Skuggs brothers' station. An old friend of the brothers is doused with gasoline and set on fire. Roemello visits Jonas and offers him peace and a division of the territory. However, his people kidnap a man who was partly responsible for the earlier murder. The man is shot and urinated. In retaliation, Roemello is shot from a passing car and one of his people dies.
When Melissa learns about the shooting, she becomes scared of Roemello. At times she agrees to meet another man. Roemello wants to get out of the business, which his brother displeases. In order to persuade him to stay, he encourages gang fights. In a final shootout, Raynathan is killed and Roemello is wounded.
At the end you see Roemello sitting in a wheelchair with Melissa and their children. Roemello's voiceover says the previous violence should never happen again .
Reviews
James Berardinelli described the film on ReelViews as "dark" and "atmospheric". The plot is not original, but the film addresses important issues. The execution prevents the film from being one of those films about life in the ghettos that can be remembered. It is neither particularly realistic nor has a similar “reach” as The Godfather . The “aura” of the 1940s prevents the most brutal scenes of violence from being too strong. The movie's message to stay away from drugs would at times be “hammered in” in an “irritating” way. Berardinelli praised the portrayal of Wesley Snipes, who - although it was not his best role - understood the character played and would win the sympathy of the audience. Michael Wright seems implausible.
background
The film grossed approximately $ 18.27 million in US cinemas . It had cost about $ 10 million to produce.
swell
- ^ Review by James Berardinelli
- ^ Business Data for Sugar Hill
- ↑ http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1994/0SUHI.php
Web links
- Sugar Hill in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sugar Hill at Rotten Tomatoes (English)