Fresh
Vanessa Williams adds marquee value as a police negotiator.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Overview
On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.
Director and cast
- Craig Bolotin Director
- Usher as Lester Dewitt
- Vanessa Williams as Audrey McDonald
- Forest Whitaker as Officer Dante Jackson
- Rosario Dawson as Stephanie Williams
- Robert Ri'chard as Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
- Judd Nelson as Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
- Fredro Starr as Rodney J. Templeton
- Sara Gilbert as Lynn Sabatini
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Robert 'Rivers' Tremont
- Glynn Turman Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
39%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A deluge of movies is set to be released in the next three weeks. One that should not be lost in the flood is Light It Up.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
The protagonists of Light It Up seem strangely tender and vulnerable, and the movie does a remarkable job of making their plight moving.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
Light It Up benefits from affecting performances from a gifted cast headed by R&B heartthrob Usher Raymond.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
The problem is the movie is too predictable--so predictable that it keeps it from truly generating suspense.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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