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Light It Up
Directed by
Craig Bolotin
R
1999
1h 39m
Drama
,
Thriller
6.0
40%
76%
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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.
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Cast of Light It Up
Usher
Lester Dewitt
Vanessa Williams
Audrey McDonald
Forest Whitaker
Officer Dante Jackson
Rosario Dawson
Stephanie Williams
Robert Ri'chard
Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
Judd Nelson
Ken Knowles
Fredro Starr
Rodney J. Templeton
Sara Gilbert
Lynn Sabatini
Clifton Collins Jr.
Robert 'Rivers' Tremont
Glynn Turman
Principal Allan Armstrong
Vic Polizos
Capt. Monroe
Dale Rivera
Security Guard (Bob)
Sue Simmons
WNBC Anchor
LeShay N. Tomlinson
Student
Adam Gifford
Cop #2
Eriq F. Prince
Security Officer
Marvin Nelson
SWAT Team Member
Donna Hanover
Fox News Anchor
Light It Up Ratings & Reviews
eFilmCritic.com
Scott Weinberg
Snuff it out!
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Light It Up benefits from affecting performances from a gifted cast headed by R&B heartthrob Usher Raymond.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
The dialogue is ridiculous and condescending.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
Writer-director Craig Bolotin wants to get our motors racing, our minds pondering and our hearts pumping. Laudable goals; shaky results.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
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.
USA Today
Andy Seiler
Crackling dialogue, surprising intelligence and an emotional wallop.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The problem is the movie is too predictable--so predictable that it keeps it from truly generating suspense.
Houston Chronicle
Jeff Millar
Strong acting, tense plot.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
Writer-director Craig Bolotin dares what few filmmakers have when dealing with such volatile subject matter; he takes the teens' side.
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Vanessa Williams adds marquee value as a police negotiator.
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
A laughably disconnected hostage drama.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
Painfully obvious and cliched.
Film.com
Tom Keogh
Nelson, Whitaker and their talented, young co-stars give this film most of whatever juice it has.
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