Honor Up
| Honor Up | |
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| Directed by | Damon Dash[1] |
| Written by | Damon Dash Kevin Bennett |
| Produced by | Damon Dash Carrie Leigh Raquel M. Horn |
| Starring | Damon Dash Cam'ron Daniel Jenkins Murda Mook Nicholas Turturro Stacey Dash |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Honor Up is a 2018 action film directed and co-written by Damon Dash and executive produced by Kanye West.[1][2] Starring Dash, Cam'ron, Daniel Jenkins, Murda Mook, Nicholas Turturro and Stacey Dash, the film was released on February 16, 2018[3] to generally negative reviews.[4]
Plot
[edit]A drug lord becomes embroiled in a fierce fight to maintain his honor after a deadly gun attack in Manhattan's neighborhood of Harlem.
Cast
[edit]- Damon Dash as OG/Narrator
- Cam'ron as JR
- Nicholas Turturro as Detective Kean
- Daniel Jenkins as Primo
- Murda Mook as Mike
- Stacey Dash as Tara
- Smoke DZA as Dee
- Smokey Suarez as Flip
Reception
[edit]Los Angeles Times critic Michael Rechtshaffen stated: "A criminally inept throwback to '90s urban gangsta movie posturing that plays like a stone-faced version of the 1996 Wayans brothers spoof, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood".[5] According to Glenn Kenny of The New York Times, the movie "sometimes manages to bring a scary whiff of the street into its sounds and images".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kenny, Glenn (2018-02-15). "Review: 'Honor Up' Offers a Raw View of Gangster Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ "'Honor Up', film produced by Dame Dash and Kanye West, coming in February". Kulture Hub. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ "Kanye West produces and creates the merchandise for the new Damon Dash film "Honor Up"". NSS Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ ""Honor Up" (2018) Review". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (2018-02-15). "Review: Crime drama 'Honor Up' revisits the '90s with uninspired results". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-03-19.