Overrated and overhyped

hyped garbage

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I just want to say i'm not a critical film reviewer, if i like a film i will rate it 10/10, if i think a film is just OK i will rate it 5/10 if i hate a film i wont bother rate it at all.OK, so to the film waist deep, i was skeptical at first, i thought it looked like a fake gangster film which is kind of is, i.e not set realistically but after 10 minutes of watching i was impressed, and kind of glued to watching it. I really enjoyed this film, as i said i'm not a film reviewer i'm just adding this review to say my piece and to say its worth watching if you have nothing else to watch and want to watch a good movie.It is a good movie, i don't break down movies bit by bit, i could but i don't want to bore people, id rather tell you its a good filmThanks for reading,Peace from the u.k

There are two basic sub-genres within the "urban" (read black guys) category: 1/ The totally play-to-cliché everyone rocks a glock & has dumb hair & shoots before they talk & hates the cops & keeps it real at all times & is part of a gang selling drugs & 110% gangsta 112% of the time.2/ A more realistic portrayal, which if the depictions are right is all of the above only slightly less so.Waist Deep straddles the line of the two and ends up being a bit of both, but as a result not much of anything.Streets is hot in LA cuz. There are continual street demonstrations demanding that the violence be stopped, (though for some reason this never really comes into the storyline – so why have it?) and the mood is tetchy.Otis is called away from his job to pick up son Otis Jr who is about 9 years old. On the way home his car is jacked with Otis Jr in it. (Might I add that Otis Sr has the nickname O2, wouldn't it make more sense for his son to have that moniker?) Moving on… O2 realises that the hot (seriously) chick who distracted him and thereby assisted in the jacking was in on the ground floor. He grabs her (never abet a car-jacking and expect to run away in high heels luv) and after the girl Coco realises he really loves his son the two set off top spend the rest of the movie finding him.Within 12 minutes or so O2 finds out through his sketchy cousin Lucky that a gang called the Outlaws (ooooh scary) lead by crime-boss Big Meat (it pays to advertise I guess?) has O2-2 and wants O2 to pay a ransom to get him back.To raise the funds O2 and Coco – sounds like a bad Euro DJ team – must wreak a 2 person crime wave all over the city during which Coco gets to wear a cavalcade of fashionable outfits that were fortunately provided in an otherwise pointless scene where they go to an underground fashion dealer and stick 'em up.I'm not complaining much, Coco is hot.The film continues the paint by numbers approach, there is a love scene, proof that Big Meat is tough, nasty and ruthless and also that O2 is basically a hard working father pushed into a situation against his will, yet eminently capable in this environment… and Coco is still hot and wears lots of outfits (not sure if I mentioned that before).The title Waist Deep probably means something, I have no idea what. The film is far less macho and has fewer chest-puffed out scenes than the poster might suggest, it also isn't anywhere near as over the top as I predicted. It's merely another film where a Dad must save his child from the naughty guys while the clock is running… and neither a good nor an especially bad one.Final Rating – 5 / 10. Referring back to the first statement in this review: there are 2 sub-genres available. Waist Deep chooses neither, which is the main reason that it is quite forgettable and not very entertaining.

Waist Deep is one of the biggest disappointments, i've watched in some time. I usually enjoy Tyrese Gibson, here the whole movie is beneath him. I'm not racist, far from it actually, but this movie wound up grating me like crazy. I enjoy films of this genre, but this film is utterly moronic, with not one believable performance in the movie. I understand the situation O2 was in, but with the stuff he was pulling, to get that money, he was almost resorting to there level!. The dialog is your typical gangster talk. Hearing them all talk that way, almost every 5 minutes ,was giving me a headache. I understand there heritage, but for god's sakes, use some English!. The film laughably tries to give us a shocking moment, by cutting off someone's arm, where it just came off repulsive more then anything else. The film's ending is typically happy with the cheesy music thrown in there for good measure. The problem was, I didn't care what happened to them, I honestly didn't. Waist Deep provides plenty of noise ,plenty of shootouts,but when all was said and done, I was too busy being bored, to really care.Performances. Tyrese Gibson is a competent actor, when given a decent script. Here however, he can't do much with. We are given snippets of his past life, but not enough to really make the character, one we can root for. That's not his fault either, he does adequate, with what he is given. Meagan Good is good looking, but her character is beyond grating. Her chemistry with Tyrese was okay I guess. Larenz Tate is OK as Lucky. He was just another gangster for me. The Game should stick to rapping, plain and simple.Bottom Line. Waist Deep, was a painful experience. I expected much more, and got a lot less then I bargained for. Others may get a kick out of this one, but I personally don't recommend it.3/10

Waist Deep is Tyrese's best movie to date. The movies that he star in seem to always center around South Central Los Angeles. That's good, because that's where he's from. He's from the streets, and this is a street movie and a good one. This movie will keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next. It forces the viewer to wonder what other measures will Tyrese and Meagon Good take to get his son back. Sort of a black Bonnie & Clyde. Good action! The only major drawback is Lucky, the character played by Larenz Tate. I wanted to see more of O-Dog, a character he played in Menace II Society. It was a great story with a happy ending. Tyrese and Meagon fit together well.