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If you haven't already clicked the back button, allow me to explain why this film is an utter waste of your time. We'll break it down into 3 simple parts; Story, Scripting, and Directing.

First the story is awful. Imagine six guys get together at a summer bbq and after hours of heavy drinking decide "hey, lets write a movie". They decide to, instead of colaborating during the writing process, each write a small part alone and then combine the six pieces together into one project. Oh thats not how it was written? Well you could have fooled me. The story is as exciting as Stephen Hawking delivering the State of the Union address and, as an added bonus, the scenes go from bad to worse faster than a donkey eating a waffle. This is not only due to the lack of realism but also the fact that my three year old cousin could write better dialogue.

They must have been really sauced when they wrote the script for this one. The film lacks character development and the relationships are no where near as deep as the hole this film has burned into my soul.

I hope directors George and Mike Baluzy don't go putting this one on their resumes. I'd hate for them to be screened out for WalMart sales associate of the year, or maybe I wouldn't. I think they were both absent from class the day the "Cutting Room" was discussed. The truth of the matter is I could make a better film with $100, 3 washers, a quart of kerosene in a squeeze bottle, and waterproof matches.

The acting is just awful. And that's really all I can say about that. (Just thinking about it makes me want to boot all over myself)

I think that everyone who has seen this film, besides 'A Viewer From NY NY', should get together a class action lawsuit because this was 90 minutes of our lives we'll never get back.

So, unless you're a sadist, don't make the same mistake I did. Click your back button while there is still time.


Hilarious!   June 9, 2002
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Okay, If you watch this movie expecting to see some amazingly deep, oscar worthy movie, you're going to be disappointed. If you're easily offended (or disgusted) then you're not gonna be happy with this movie. For the rest of us (who enjoy a lil t&a and hilarious "i-got-my-thumb-cut-off" scenes), this movie's great. Perhaps i think it's so amazing because of my deep and profound love for Justin Pierce (1975 - 2000 R.I.P) aka Luther. I dunno. I liked it though. I thought it was absolutely hilarious, although at times it was kinda disgusting.


Pain in Movie Form   July 20, 2001
 3 out of 5 found this review helpful

This was undoubtedly the worst thing God ever allowed to happen on Earth. The entire movie was complete non-sense. The movie was based around a tape of a doctor cheating on his wife. Thats the blackmail("Black Male"... cause one guy in the movie is black... get it?) But this tape wasn't made with hidden cameras or anything, it was just a big man following the cheater around with a videocamera. I guess the doctor was suffering from Hysterical CameraMan Blindness. Oh yeah, another good scene was when the Black Male got harassed by a cop because of a flat tire. Not such a big deal until it turns out that theres a dead body in the trunk as well. For some reason, the body starts gushing blood and when the blood starts pooling up on the pavement, the only conclusion the cop can draw is that the guy cut himself. Luckily when the cop finally realizes that the gallons of blood aren't coming from a cut, his head gets run over by a car. At this point I couldn't even continue watching the movie, as it was making me vomit over and over again until my TV screen was completely covered in stomach acid.


Interesting premise, suprisingly good movie!   July 30, 2001
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Jimmy (Bokeem Woodbine) and Luther (Justin Pierce) are con-men who've hit rock bottom. In a desperate move, they plan to blackmail a doctor to pay off their loan shark. What they didn't count on was their victim being more dangerous than themselves and the loan shark they fear.

While the premise may sound contrived and overly formulaic, it isn't. This small picture is fresh and at times original and always entertaining. In the world were the "Heist Gone Bad" genre is as tired as the "Boy Meets Girl" story line, comes a familiar story with some nice twists and turns. At times Blackmale is over the top, but it never stops entertaining. During the viewing of the movie, I found myself at different points in the movie, rooting for different characters, all of them more messed up than the others, while all of them being likeable in some way.

One of the stars, Bokeem Woodbine, is, in my opinion a highly underated and undersused actor. Another passed over film that he starred in, Caught Up, was a great ride, and highly entertaining. Just when you think you had it all figured out it switched gears on you. All the way up until the end the movie kept you on your toes and was never predictable or contrived.


Sascha's Triumph   October 20, 2001
 2 out of 5 found this review helpful

Blackmale is a twisting, swirling story of greed and agony meshed on the battleground of "haves" and "have nots". While gory and terribly unforgiving in the depection of the primal desires of humans, Sascha Knopf shines in her role of the loving but gullible female lead. Knopf is incredibly powerful and generates a warmth much needed in this cold world feature. Bringing humor and beauty to the venture, Knopf succeeds in shining through the bleakness and dark humor of the story. See Knopf in "Are You Talking to Me?" with Danny Devito.