ThiefHott
Too much of everything
Odelecol
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
vero1994
Very touching and exciting movie! You really get to feel for the characters and the image of movie sticks with you for a while. There is a combination of strong, emancipated but hopeless women, drama, tension, romance and Queen Latifah as a lesbian ;) You follow the life of four women who have financial problems, most of them due to injustice caused by police and government. They also have lost or are bout to lose their loved ones. This pushes them over the edge and they decide to rob a bank. When watching the movie you really feel their inner struggle and how they feel they have no other choice. I loved every part of it. Definitely worth watching.
kvatter
A coincidental but unlikely stream of bad luck among four women leads them all to the only solution to their problems--rob a bank. And so begins a tale of silliness. Things happen in this film that just can't be believed no matter how much one tries to check the brain at the door. Four women are doing janitorial work. One brings her kid to the job. All four turn their backs together and as quick as you can say, "contrived", the kid is under a sink drinking ammonia. The main detective character knows exactly who is behind it and wants permission to follow up on the suspects but the boss says no because the police have accidentally killed the one suspect's brother. We wouldn't want to upset them despite the overwhelming evidence against them. And then they are never watched as they enter bank after bank to rob them. In one ridiculous scene, they stand in the hallway adjusting their wigs and dark glasses disguises arguing whether or not to rob the place. No one is suspicious of these characters outside the bank entrance?? And one very glaring goof-up is when they have breakfast and then head right off to the robbery(Vivica Fox is sporting a designer baseball cap turned backwards so you know she means business) . As soon as they finish the robbery,it's suddenly night time. The flick is chock full of cliché lines and actions. The tough Queen Latifah has just driven through a line of heavily armed police who open fire on her car, turning it into swiss cheese, yet she manages to take a very long pause and then emerge with a machine gun blazing. You'll slap a knee at that scene. EVERYONE in this movie is trigger happy. All the cops and security guards shoot to kill at the blink of an eye. The main detective spends several scenes just trying to get people to hold their fire. I gave it three stars because it's so darned goofy that you will probably be entertained at the implausibility of it all.
jlaser12
This movie was not worth watching, and I saw it for free.Yes, these women are in an unfortunate situation, but the whole movie was just stupid. Queen Latifah is not a good actor, whether she's some crazy taxi driver with a tricked out cab, or a lesbian gangster-type, she's unconvincing and at times, the overacting is almost humorous.There were so many errors and just purely unbelievable aspects to this film, particularly the criminal aspects. The reckless, stupid fashion in which they commit their crimes should have gotten them arrested after the first, maybe second robbery, yet somehow they managed to keep going and goingHow this movie managed over five stars, or how it made people cry about the characters (according to a forum topic) is beyond me. Save yourself the trouble of the bloody tears that will inevitably follow this cinematic abortion.
Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW)
If you thought "Dead Presidents" was something, you ought to see "Set It Off"! The accounts is quite similar to DP only the ladies are friends and never been at war. One account is desperation. The women need to make more money to survive. Then one of the ladies whose child swallows some cleaning product. Then when more money is in demands they do the ultimate: Rob a Bank! They would use these masks, and perform the hold up. However, one of the ladies finds love, and I liked the En Vogue track "Dont Let Go(Love)". Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise play the daring quartet who ultimately pay the price for their actions. Cleo(Latifah) survives the gauntlet only to get out and get herself blitzed afterwards. Another one gets shot. And Stony(Pinkett) gets away unscathed and wealthy. Though not very happy from the loss of her friends, she can only think what she can do with the money. Great movie great performance, great cast! 4 out of 5 stars!
