Out of Print:
Future availability is unknown
on most orders of $75+
|
Brand New
|
DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 28 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 13, 2004
- Originally Released: 2004
- Label: Searchlight
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | DMX & David Arquette | |
Performer: | Michael Ealy, Reagan Gomez-Preston & Clifton Powell | |
Directed by | Ernest Dickerson | |
Screenwriting by | James Gibson | |
Composition by | George Duke | |
Produced by | Earl Simmons & Alessandro Camon | |
Director of Photography: | Matthew Libatique | |
Executive Production by | Edward R. Pressman, John Schmidt, Marc Gerald, Dion Fearon, Cameron Casey, Rudy "Kato" Rangel & John Schmidt |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2/5 --
Violent movie starring rapper DMX is not for kids.
Full Review
Common Sense Media
His death was moving; his life was not. It's a requiem for a scumbag--one who left a whole lotta decent people destroyed in his wake.
Philadelphia Weekly
It's too bad the filmmakers couldn't find a way to present [Goines's] vision without resorting to some pretty threadbare clichés.
Full Review
Film Journal International
Rating: 1/5 --
This is not a workable drama, just a series of ideas that rap stars who worship Scarface think would be cool to see.
Full Review
eFilmCritic.com
Thumbs down for me.
Ebert & Roeper
Rating: 3/4 --
DMX has all the charisma you'd expect of a music star, and he uses it to portray King David as larger than life.
Full Review
San Francisco Chronicle
Rating: 3/5 --
The various stories are strong enough to compensate for any acting deficiencies.
Full Review
Toronto Star
Product Description:
Longtime Spike Lee cinematographer Ernest Dickerson (JUICE) directs this violent gangster film with oodles of style, using contrasting films stocks, odd camera angles, and multiple narratives. Adapted from the novel by African American pulp novelist Donald Goines, NEVER DIE ALONE tells the story of King David (DMX) a big time old-school street thug who is murdered shortly after returning from jail on a quest for redemption. After his death, an aspiring novelist (David Arquette) comes into possession of a series of tapes King David recorded, telling the story of his life which is then relayed in a series of brutal flashbacks (involving pimping, drug dealing, and murder). Meanwhile we also learn what led to the actions of Mike (Michael Ealy), King David's assassin. Fast moving and pulling none of its hard-to-the-gut punches, the film is steeped in rich shadows and contains a pervasive sense of karmic fatalism that links it with the classic film noir of the 1940s and 50s. Performances are generally strong with Ealy a standout and rap star DMX (in his second starring role after the action hit CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE) earning full acting props for his ability to make the larger-than-life character of King David simultaneously savage, sympathetic, and--most importantly--believable. He also contributes to the rich soundtrack which also includes such diverse artists as Curtis Mayfield, Bilal, Lil Scrappy and Vivaldi.
Keywords:
Product Info
- UPC: 024543129011
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
- International Shipping: 1 item