Honor Up

Honor Up
Film poster
Directed byDamon Dash[1]
Written byDamon Dash
Kevin Bennett
Produced byDamon Dash
Carrie Leigh
Raquel M. Horn
StarringDamon Dash
Cam'ron
Daniel Jenkins
Murda Mook
Nicholas Turturro
Stacey Dash
Distributed byLions Gate Entertainment
Release date
  • February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Honor Up is a 2018 action film directed and co-written by Damon Dash and executive produced by Kanye West.[1][2] Starring Dash, Cam'ron, Daniel Jenkins, Murda Mook, Nicholas Turturro and Stacey Dash, the film was released on February 16, 2018[3] to generally negative reviews.[4]

Plot

A drug lord becomes embroiled in a fierce fight to maintain his honor after a deadly gun attack in Manhattan's neighborhood of Harlem.

Cast

Reception

Los Angeles Times critic Michael Rechtshaffen stated: "A criminally inept throwback to '90s urban gangsta movie posturing that plays like a stone-faced version of the 1996 Wayans brothers spoof, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood".[5] According to Glenn Kenny of The New York Times, the movie "sometimes manages to bring a scary whiff of the street into its sounds and images".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kenny, Glenn (2018-02-15). "Review: 'Honor Up' Offers a Raw View of Gangster Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  2. ^ "'Honor Up', film produced by Dame Dash and Kanye West, coming in February". Kulture Hub. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  3. ^ "Kanye West produces and creates the merchandise for the new Damon Dash film "Honor Up"". NSS Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  4. ^ ""Honor Up" (2018) Review". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  5. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (2018-02-15). "Review: Crime drama 'Honor Up' revisits the '90s with uninspired results". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-03-19.