Hoodlum

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Customer Reviews
Great gangster movie, one of the best 2010-01-09 Anything that has to do with conspiracies, law breaking, and economics, I'm all for it. lol Great movie. Larry Fishburne is one of the greatest actors ever.
Hoodlum DVD 2010-01-08 A Gift for christmas, very prompt delivery and movie in very good condition as stated. really enjoyed it, Thankyou
Hoodlum 2010-01-01 Tells the story of how Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson helped Madame Stephanie St. Clair keep Dutch Schultz from taking over her Harlem numbers racket. A classic gangsta movie with a good storyline all the way to the finish. I liked the modern-like prohibition type theme to this movie. A different twist to the Al Capone era. Interesting throughout the movie. .
Classic gangster movie! 2009-08-16 They had so much style! It shows that not only can you be a bad ass but you can do it with style. I liked the fact that the time setting just went with it. I got to admit Dutch was my favorite because he was a fool throughout the entire movie.
"Get ready for your final thrill" 2008-08-04 This movie might not have won any awards or gotten praise by these high brow snobs but its still an excellent piece of work directed by Bill Duke(who stared in Commando, Predator, Exit Wounds, National Security and Busta Rhymes' Dangerous video) with excellent performances from an all-star cast. Set in the Depression Era of 1930s Harlem, The only way people could make money was through the "Numbers racket which is ran by Stephanie St. Clair(Cicely Tyson) also known as " The Queen". An arrogant and brash gangster called Dutch Schultz wants to take control of the numbers game and ends up bumping heads with Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson(Laurence Fishburne) who is just released from jail. These two get into a series of wars and everything starts to get out of control. Laurence Fishburne as well as Tim Roth were great in this film. Andy Garcia played it mellow as Lucky Luciano but he was better here than he was in 8 Million Ways To Die. There are also some solid performances here by Cicely Tyson, Chi Mcbride(Illinois) and Vanessa Williams(Bumpy's love interest). As far as complaints I have none. Hoodlum is well written and well acted. It pays homage to gangsters but doesnt glorify them. I tip my hat of to Bill Duke for this one. Two thumbs up as high up as they can go.