Rotten
Relies much too heavily on multiple repetitions of gags that aren't especially funny the first time around.
Joe Leydon, Variety
3 Strikes
the few, the proud, the paroled.
2000 · 1h 22m · R
Action, Comedy, Romance
Directed by
DJ Pooh
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3 Strikes
Overview
Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hooks has 2 strikes, and wants to change his life for the better. When a friend picks him up, they are pulled over, and his friend shoots at police officers, and Hooks escapes. Now Hooks, a wanted man, must clear his name of having nothing to do with the shooting.
Director and cast
- DJ Pooh Director
- Brian Hooks as Rob Douglas
- N'Bushe Wright as Juanita Johnson
- Faizon Love as Tone
- E-40 as Mike (as E40)
- Starletta DuPois as Moms Douglas
- George Wallace as Pops Douglas
- David Alan Grier as Detective Jenkins
- Dean Norris as Officer Roberts
- Meagan Good as Buela Douglas
- Mo'Nique as Dahlia
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
A second-string effort.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Rotten
Unoriginal and insulting, 3 Strikes goes down without scoring a single chuckle.
Dave Larsen, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
Pooh wastes a wonderful cast.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Rotten
Designed for a lowest-common-denominator audience segment.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
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