New Jersey Drive

United States

1994

95 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 2.6/5 Stars.
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PROD Bob Gosse, Larry Meistrich

SCR Nick Gomez, Michel Marriott

CAST Saul Stein, Sharron Corley, Gabriel Casseus, Gwen McGee, Andre Moore, Donald Faison, Conrad Meertins Jr., Devin Eggleston, Christine Baranski, Heavy D

MUSIC Wendy Blackstone

Sundance (Dramatic Competition), San Sebastián (American Way of Death)

Synopsis

Crime is just a game to teenaged Newark car thief Jason Petty (Sharron Corley), but the game becomes a war when Lt. Emil Roscoe (Saul Stein) decides to take down Jason’s crew by any means necessary. As the steadily escalating cycle of violence leads to its inescapably deadly conclusion, Jason’s life of lawlessness will end the only way it can unless he beats the overwhelming odds against survival. Gabriel Casseus co-stars.

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Myles O'Mara

7Mar13

I enjoyed this film, mainly because I liked the main characters, their way of life, except that they weren't going to high school. The movie seemed like a Spike Lee film, which is a good thing, and felt like it presented a balanced representation of the criminal side of African American life (including friends, family, income, and cultural ethics), but I have no idea whether it is true.

House of Sober Second Thought

23Feb13

There's more to this film than Cops & Robbers, Car Chases, a Gritty Look at Life on the Streets, Troubled Teens Learning and Growing, or the Villany of White Folk. But to the extent that those elements are present, New Jersey Drive isn't in the same class as Laws of Gravity.