A Rage in Harlem

  • 1991


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65 % Fresh
$ 10 Million
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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 8
Average Rating 3.1/5
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2.2
Theres just enough atmosphere, comedy, and raw acting talent in Bill Dukes amiable gangster caper movie, A Rage In Harlem, to make you wish the plot w .. EW
3.8
Goldy also tries to explain to his kid brother that Imabelle is a con artist, but the kid doesnt believe him, and for once hes right. Rogerebert
1.5
Director Bill Duke has brought a stylish sheen to A Rage in Harlem, but his mix of comedy and violence in the Chester Himes period crime tale is dubio .. Variety
1.5
For all the explicit violence, the film is less gritty noir than ebullient, good natured fantasy. Time Out
4.5
Whats going to happen is clear almost from the start. What matters are the funny things on the way to the forum.
4.5
At first Goldy says hes doing it for the gold, but Hines and Whitaker convince us that theres brotherly love behind every comic move.
3.5
The performances from this all star cast are absolutely wonderful.
2.0
Its largely a cheap looking, tawdry affair, with tortuous interludes in which the humour devolves on gratuitous unpleasantness or tired old bad jokes ..
3.5
It bleeds for a kind of Harlem justice, as its intense black characters act tough, nasty, sexy, twisty, heroic and lively. Sover
4.5
A delightful rendering of a Chester Himes novel with a 50s setting. Chicago Reader
4.0
Based on Chester Himess novel, this is a stylish, fast moving and often humorous thriller from Deep Cover director Bill Duke. Radio Times
1.5
But the picture doesnt realize its own possibilities, and much of the screenplay is flat. Cs Monitor
4.5
The entire cast is excellent, but, as you may have already read, it is Givens who runs away with the picture in a knockout, scene stealing, starmaking .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.5
Its hard to believe but this film offered the first to feature a black glamorous woman Robin Givens since Diana Rosss ill fated Mahogany. Emanuellevy
3.1
A Rage in Harlem is the kind of film that, every ten minutes or so, requires violent bloodshed or a sexual rendezvous to prevent audiences from becomi .. Movies Tv Guide
3.0
Its painless, occasionally funny and has a heedlessly incomprehensible plot. Ny Times
4.5
Duke keeps this tangled tale of lust and larceny bouncing with a disreputable, funloving B movie energy thats hard to resist. News Week
4.0
Duke and company have been true to Himes brash, blaspheming spirit, and that is no small thing. La Times
4.4
The humor is inventive and deftly handled (its a pleasure just watching Duke get the maximum mileage from a running gag involving a portrait of Jackso .. Articles Chicago Tribune
1.5
This would be funnier if people werent slitting each others throats and throwing acid around.) People
1.9
With its snazzy Elmer Bernstein score, its snappy period flavor and its all star cast doing something completely different, A Rage in Harlem should ha .. Seattle Times
1.0
As the movie becomes increasingly violent and unpleasant, the characters chase around after each other in a threadbare gangster plot about a trunk of .. Articles Orlando Sentinel
2.5
Underneath the fancy trappings, however, is a disappointingly ordinary caper movie that moves far too slowly for a picture of this type. Articles Philly
2.5
The plot isnt always easy to follow, but the players are having so much fun youre not likely to mind. Articles Baltimore Sun



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