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‘Black Heat’ Review: Well-Armed Angry Parents Rescue Their Daughter in a Lively Shoot-’Em-Up
Wes Miller’s indie has Jason Mitchell and rapper DreamDoll fighting crime king NLE Choppa’s army of goons in an energetic if basic action vehicle.
Starring “Straight Outta Compton’s” Jason Mitchell and Tabatha Robinson (aka rapper DreamDoll) as parents rescuing their daughter from criminals at a sprawling housing project, the film could have used some additional polish in terms of both script and style. This kind of two-people-against-an-army gist is an open invitation to stylized bullet ballets, elaborate fight choreography and other flourishes fully indulged in such memorable prior single-setting action opuses as the “Raid” films. Like the “Death Wish” films of yore, “Black Heat” sells a particular kind of gonzo vigilante fantasy in which realistic details needn’t factor, while Paul Koch’s synthy score sets the right tone of B-movie thrill-seeking.
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