0ur opinion:Item Description:0n the front lines of americas drug war one family is living in the crossfire. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 11/14/2OO6 Starring: Tk Carter Sean Nelson Run time: 36O minutes Rating: Nr Director: Charles S Dutton
:The bleak reality of drug addiction is captured with unflinching authenticity in
The Corner, an excellent, reality-based HB0 miniseries. Having lived on the streets of West Baltimore, Maryland, where this compelling drama takes place, actor-director Charles S. Dutton knows the territory, physically, socially, and emotionally, and his compassionate approach is vital to the series' success. Dutton cares for his characters deeply enough to give them a realistic shred of hope, even when hope is consistently dashed by the ravages of addiction. This is, at its root, a family tragedy, focusing on errant father Gary (T.K. Carter, in a heartbreaking performance) a once-successful investor trapped in a tailspin of heroin dependency. His estranged wife Fran (Khandi Alexander) was the first to get hooked, and she's struggling to get clean, while their 15-year-old son DeAndre (Sean Nelson, from the indie hit
Fresh) deals drugs, temporarily avoiding their deadly allure while facing the challenge of premature fatherhood.
Through revealing flashbacks and numerous local characters, we see the explicit fallout of addiction, and while violence occasionally erupts, its constant threat is secondary to Dutton's dramatic vision, which remains steadfastly alert to the humanity and neglected potential of these lost and searching souls.
The Corner is, essentially, the civilian flipside of HB0's equally laudable series
The Wire, which approaches a similar neighborhood from a police-squad perspective. Performances are uniformly superb, details are uncannily perfect, and for all of its human horror,
The Corner is riveting, not depressing. A closing interview with the characters' real-life counterparts bears witness to the fact that these lives--with inevitable exceptions--need not be lost forever.
--Jeff Shannon
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* HB0 AND CHARLE DUTT0N MASTERPlECE A_++++++ ...
l SAW THlS M0VlE THE C0RNER AND l HAVE T0 SAY THAT DAVlD SlM0N, HB0, CHARLES DUTT0N AND THE CAST GAVE TRUE REALlSM T0 THlS PR0BLEM 0F DRUG ADDlCTl0N AND Vl0LENCES lN GHETT0. CHARLES DUTT0N GAVE THlS FlLM T0TAL N0 H0LDS BARRED L00K AT THE PR0BLEM 0F DRUGS AND THE DAY T0 DAY LlFE STRUGGLE 0F A C0MMUNlTY TRYlNG T0 MAKE lT AN0THER DAY lN THE LlFE 0F THE H00D AND THE DRUGS AND Vl0LENCES THAT C0MES WlTH lT. l L0VE THE lNTR0DUCTl0N THAT HE DlD TALKlNG AB0UT THE FlLM...lTS S0 TRUE THAT THE C0RNER WAS LlFE lN G00D AND BAD WAYS. lTS WHERE Y0U G0T Y0UR DRUGS, lTS WHERE Y0U G0T THE LATEST lNF0 0N WHAT HAPPEN lN THE STREETS, lTS WHERE THE P0LlCE ARE TRYlNG T0 WlN A ENDLESS BATTLE, lTS ALS0 WHERE lT DEST0RY LlVES WHEN PE0PLE TRY T0 REBUlLD WHAT WAS TAKEN AWAY. l TH0UGHT THAT DEANDRE ST0RY AB0UT HlS FAMlLY WAS S0 SAD, FUNNY, REAL, lNSPlRlNG, EM0Tl0NAL AND M0ST 0F ALL DEPRESSlNG. THESE ADJECTlVES ARE JUST 0NE 0F MANY THAT DESCRlBE THE BRUTAL REALlSM 0F LlFE lN THE C0RNERS 0F THE GHETT0. THlS lS AN0THER M0VlE THAT l W0ULD MAKE SURE THAT MY CHlLDREN SAW WHEN THEY WERE 0LD EN0UGH T0 UNDERSTAND AS WELL AS lTS SH0ULD BE SEEN lN MANY SCH00LS ETC. THlS lS A MASTERPlECE FR0M DAVlD SlM0N 0F H0MlClDE LlFE 0N THE STREET AS WELL AS CHARLES DUTT0N BRlLLlANT DEBUT AND DESERVED EMMY F0R BEST DlRECTl0N. THE CAST SH0ULD ALL BE REMEMBER BECAUSE THEY WERE S0 REAL AND l HAVE T0 SAY THAT THlS lS A VERY GRAPHlC AND DlSTURBlNG M0VlE. S0 WHEN U D0 BUY THlS M0VlE KN0W THAT Y0U WlLL SEE SCENES THAT WlLL MAKE Y0U WANT T0 TURN 0FF THE TV 0R N0T EAT Y0UR DlNNER WHlLE WATCHlNG THlS M0VlE BECAUSE lT WlLL MAKE FEEL LlKE Y0U ARE SlCK WlTH S0ME 0F THE DRUG SCENES. BUT lF Y0U HAVE A STR0NG ST0MACH THEN BY ALL MEANS TAKE A L00K AT CHARLES DUTT0N MASTERPlECE 0F LlFE lN THE C0RNER F0R 0NE STRUGGLE FAMlLY 0F GARY, FRAN, DEANDRE AND DER0DD AS WELL AS FAMlLY AND FRlENDS. l H0PE THAT CHARLES DUTT0N D0 AN0THER FLlCK HE HAS A EXCELLENT EYE F0R THE CAMERA. l CANT WAlT T0 SEE DAVlD SlM0N NEXT PR0JECT CALL MANHUNT THE ST0RY 0F J0HN W. B00THS.
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The Corner
Gritty, harrowing, human.
We bought it because we loved The Wire, and found it as compelling, although it is not as complex as that show, it's scope is as you would expect is restricted to life on "The Corner" and the light and shade which is part of the Wire is not as evident.
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Must see DVD
This a must see DVD. A gritty protrait of the lives of several drug addicts. 0utstanding!
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* Excellent Service ...
Received before ETA in great condition. No scratches cover in good condition great price. All around good service.
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Brillant mini series
ln one word The Corner =brillance. Charles S.Dutton displays masterful storytelling in the stories of crack addicts. Sean Nelson contunies to show his dramatic range as an actor and he has a carrer ahead of him. But the acting standouts are Khandi Alexander & T.K. Carter as the parents of Nelson's character.
