In Too Deep
Dimension Films | Release Date: August 25, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
15
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Village VoiceGary Dauphin
The film does have a canny appreciation for how ghetto realness is acted out. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Treats its characters seriously and doesn't resort to the obvious very often. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A weakly scripted shambles. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Epps is a leading man on the rise, and Cool J. is something to see. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
It's old, old hat.
50
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Crime-by numbers-cop drama.
50
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
An oft-told tale.
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
A mess of incohesiveness and fragmented storytelling. Read full review
50
TNT RoughCutMatt Kelsey
(L.L.. Cool J's) gritty drug lord is decent.
50
Miami HeraldSara Wildberger
LL Cool J. plays God like a medieval king.
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Slow and predictable, and the characters are so poorly written that its hard to react to them in any way.
40
Film.comJohn Hartl
A few startling touches. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyNicole Campos
Enough gunfights, vicious beatings, and pissing matches for five films. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Too sloppy, pinning psychological crime dramatics to good old-fashioned gunplay. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
This earnest yet cynical drama makes the gang-infiltration genre seem exhausted. Read full review
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