Deep Cover will still be more popular for the hit song "Deep Cover" which featured the young and new Snoop Dogg.
The movie wasn't too bad either. Russell Stevens Jr. (Laurence Fishburne) was an ambitious police officer that wanted to help clean up the streets from its drug problem. He was assigned to Los Angeles where he was supposed to make one connection after another and work his way up the food chain. Due to the nature of the job he was given he had to do a lot more than he should've as a sworn officer of the law. At some point it becomes unclear if he still had sight of the goal: get drugs off the street by taking down the head honchos.
The movie was good for the most part and I really liked Jeff Goldblum who played lawyer/dealer David Jason. His quirkiness that can be seen in all of his movies is so unique to him and so offbeat that you have to laugh. I think there was one critical flaw towards the end of the movie with the final drug deal. Another officer put himself in a preposterous position that made no sense. It looked more like something to help move the plot along than a reasonable and sensible action that should be part of the story. There were a lot of names to keep track of as is the case with many drug movies with multiple levels of dealers, rivals, and detectives. Still, the story was tight and well played out. Deep Cover won't make my list of top drug movies but it is entertaining to watch.
The movie wasn't too bad either. Russell Stevens Jr. (Laurence Fishburne) was an ambitious police officer that wanted to help clean up the streets from its drug problem. He was assigned to Los Angeles where he was supposed to make one connection after another and work his way up the food chain. Due to the nature of the job he was given he had to do a lot more than he should've as a sworn officer of the law. At some point it becomes unclear if he still had sight of the goal: get drugs off the street by taking down the head honchos.
The movie was good for the most part and I really liked Jeff Goldblum who played lawyer/dealer David Jason. His quirkiness that can be seen in all of his movies is so unique to him and so offbeat that you have to laugh. I think there was one critical flaw towards the end of the movie with the final drug deal. Another officer put himself in a preposterous position that made no sense. It looked more like something to help move the plot along than a reasonable and sensible action that should be part of the story. There were a lot of names to keep track of as is the case with many drug movies with multiple levels of dealers, rivals, and detectives. Still, the story was tight and well played out. Deep Cover won't make my list of top drug movies but it is entertaining to watch.