Waist Deep

Waist Deep (2006)

  • 27% of critics liked it
    (77 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (92,118 ratings)

To save his son from ruthless gangsters, a streetwise ex-con finds himself coerced into performing a series of crimes in this gritty thriller. Waist Deep features Tyrese Gibson as O2, a young father and recent parolee whose life on the outside is upended when his young son Junior is taken hostage… More

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jun 23, 2006 Wide
On DVD
Oct 10, 2006
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Critic Reviews

  • Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly

    Curtis Hall keeps slipping in surprising social and emotional flavorings rarely found in [this] genre.

  • Bill Gallo, Village Voice

    For its ever shifting attitudes toward men, women, and murder, Waist Deep is one of the sloppiest movies ever to reach the screen.

  • Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

    Nothing in this story is remotely realistic, and the target audience for urban dramas -- teenage boys -- won't know what to make of its mushy romantic center.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    Waist Deep is a hip, hard genre picture that begins well, but quickly gets in over its head.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    Sometimes excessiveness and implausibility are virtues in disguise. Movies this enjoyable don't come about by accident.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Manu G


    His son. His life. His freedom. He's taking them all back. Very good movie. I enjoyed it alot, It had a good conflict from beginning to end which kept you intrigued the whole time. Great ending they way it should be. I gotta say Meagan Good to me is the hottest most sexiest… More

  • Alexander W


    Really good action romance.Starring Tyrese.

  • Lewis C


    Awful movie. The only bright spot was Meagan Good.

  • Drew S


    God, I can't believe I paid to see this confused mess of a ghetto action movie. It's predictable, cloying, embarrassingly targeted at a certain audience, and perhaps worst of all - full of product placement. Yes, EVERY prostitute in Los Angeles has a Razr cell phone.… More

  • Aaron N


    Besides the somewhat over-the-top ending, it's a fun ride to watch, with Tyrese particularly turning in a good job.

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