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A Piece of the Action
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PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) :: Warner Home Video ::
Released:
2004-01-13
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Rating:
4.5/5 (15 Reviews)
4/5
An old school film helps a healthy heart
by Jenny J.J.I. (That Lives in Northern Nevada)
"Gentlemen, I want to be fair and relieve your minds. Neither of you knows what my business with the other one is. Therefore you are safe from each other. This is confidential. Trust me."
- Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones)
Well, this movie is more mainstream than the typical blaxploitation due to the stardom of Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier, "A Piece of the Action" was the third and last pairing of this sequel. The film's plot is quite weak but the charm is still there. Charming crooks Dave Anderson (Cosby) and Manny Durrell (Poitier) are high-class con men who have never run afoul of the law. Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) is a retiring detective with enough evidence on the both of them to put them behind bars. He offers to maintain his silence if the crooks will go straight and do work at a youth center for delinquents. Thus our story line kicks off but goes nowhere fast. At first, the crooks are reluctant and unwilling (and so are the kids). As time goes by, trust and admiration is exchanged (as well as cold cash) and progress is made to get jobs for the kids.
The film walks a difficult path between comedy and social commentary but feels very comfortable to watch. Some of the dialogue is over done but others are truly heartwarming...I teared up twice on different occasions. Poitier trades on his performance as the school teacher who brings a London East End class to life in To Sir, With Love. Cosby's performance leans more toward his films that bombed, with mostly unrelated mugging and schtick making up his performance, that hopefully is improvised. Denise Nicholas as Lila French and Tracy Reed as Manny's girlfriend Nikki portray there roles quite well. A very young Sheryl Lee Ralph appears as one of the "delinquents," Barbara, and has a very dynamic scene in which she demands more respect from the instructors.
Close to the middle of this film do look for Poitier's older brother Cyril as the janitor of the youth center, Mr. Theodore, and soon-to-be star of television's What's Happening - The Complete First Season!!, as Raj, Earnest Thomas. The charm of the actors is really the best part of A Piece of the Action, and it shines despite the poor quality of the script. Another positive aspect of the film is the potent score by Superfly composer Curtis Mayfield, which also features singer Mavis Staples on some songs. It is good, clean, wholesome comedy. If you're from this era the memories will hit you strongly from the clothing, music; even to the "language."
3/5
A Piece of Redundancy
by Wadehall 39 (Jersey Shore)
I dig the whole 70s genre thing man; but the ongoing mob-money, flip the script thing is redundant in light of the same spin from the previous "uPTOWN sATURDAY nIGHT", and "Let's Do It Again".
The cast is fantastic and the sound track is outstanding. I feel the script didn't do the cast justice. I guess it was just a product of the short-comings of the stereo-typical roles for that era. Hey, I thought Martin Lawrence and Will Smith were going to remake one of these films..holla back.
4/5
A Piece Of the action
by The one I was born with (Myhometown)
Delicious Main Attraction...Your Share...A Piece Of The Action... Go get and keep/file it in your DVD Library under the "never get rid of" category.
4/5
A Piece of the Action........
by S. Nowlin (Houston, TX USA)
Once again, Sidney Potier and Bill Cosby come together but this time with more of a serious tone (as much as can be achieved with Cosby and Potier onscreen together.) James Earl Jones, awesome as usual, and an extraordinary supporting cast make the movie a piece you should not miss.
5/5
"Delicious"
by U. Elba (London, UK)
For me this is the best movie both Sid & Bill have done. A very good storyline (especially for those days) complete with an exellent brand of comedy & marvelous soundtrack to add that cherry on top.....
This gets a 5*
And Tracey Reed (sidney's woman) gets a 50,000000*
If I ever saw her Id have to put my Mack game on her - Im only 25 but hey 'I Aint Never Scared'
A Piece of the Action Summary
A pair of con men are obliged to help a social worker set some kids on the right track.Running Time: 135 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG Age: 085392888627 UPC: 085392888627 Manufacturer No: 28886
A Pair Of Con Men Are Obliged To Help A Social Worker Set Some Kids On The Right Track.running Time: 135 Min.system Requirements:running Time 135 Minformat: Dvd Movie Genre: comedy Rating: pg Upc: 085392888627
The last, and least, film in the so-called
Uptown
trilogy, this 1977 buddy comedy is preachier than its more rollicking predecessors,
Uptown Saturday Night
and
Let's Do It Again
. It begins like
The Sting
, but then veers into
To Sir, with Love
territory, as Dave (Bill Cosby), a safecracker, and Manny (Sidney Poitier), a con man, are blackmailed by a retired detective (James Earl Jones, who would achieve pop-culture immortality that year as the voice of Darth Vader in the original
Star Wars
) to work at a community-improvement center and inspire the delinquent youth to respect themselves and find jobs. An answer to the violent and militant blaxploitation films of the period, these films, each directed by Poitier, were the
Barbershop
of their day. Poitier and Cosby are a seamless team; their ease, charm, and integrity carry the film's more plodding patches, as does Curtis Mayfield's authentic score. Fans of these icons will want to get a piece of this action.
--Donald Liebenson
Piece of the Action DVD Techincal Details
Cast:
Thomas Benjamin
,
Hope Clarke
,
Bill Cosby
,
Gloria Delaney
Director:
Sidney Poitier
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Rated:
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time:
135 mins
UPC:
085392888627
Binding:
DVD
Studio:
Warner Home Video
Release Date:
2004-01-13
Region Code:
1
Specs:
Anamorphic, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language & Subtitles
English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled),
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