In Too Deep
Seen it?1999 | 95 min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (39% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop Jeffrey Cole. But as Cole takes on an assumed identity to penetrate Gittens' criminal empire, he makes a disturbing discovery -- he kind of likes being a gangster.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
39% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$14 million worldwide on a $7 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 82K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Rymer
- Omar EppsJeff Cole / J. Reid
- LL Cool JDwayne Gittens / God
- Nia LongMyra
- Stanley TucciPreston D'Ambrosio
- Hill HarperBreezy T.
- Jake WeberDaniel Connelly
- Pam GrierDet. Angela Wilson
- Richard BrooksWesley
- David Patrick KellyRick Scott
- Hassan JohnsonLatique