This film begins with a young woman named "Gena Rollins" (Erica Peoples) being invited out to a club by her best friend "Sahirah" (Nafessa Williams). While there Gena gets noticed by a wealthy drug dealer named "Quadir Richards" (Columbus Short) but, having had a bad experience with a boyfriend who also dealt drugs, wants nothing to do with him. At least, not initially. This changes, however, when Quadir manages to convince her that he is honestly trying to make an effort to get out of the illegal drug business once and for all. Unfortunately, as it often happens, there are some people who don't want him to retire just yet because of the money they think they can amass through his connections. And one such person is "Jerrell" (Andra Fuller) who has both a psychopathic muscle man by the name of "Rich Green" (Stanley R. Atwater) and an extremely loyal female companion named "Aubrey" (Annika Noelle) who are willing to do whatever it takes on Jerrell's behalf. Now, rather than reveal any more, let me just say that I have not read the book the film is supposedly based upon and as a result I cannot say how true the movie is to it. What I can say, however, is that I found it to be quite enjoyable based in large part on the overall plot and the performances of the actors mentioned above. They all did a good job in my opinion. Admittedly, this film is probably not for everyone due to the coarse language and the violence depicted throughout the course of the film. But, that aside, the movie kept my attention from start-to-finish and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.
Review of True to the Game
