K.Y.E.: Kill Your Enemy (2007) Reviews

• A hilarious gangsta flick satire straight from the D

  activista2008-01-10

  Basically, I'm tired of "hood" films and generally wouldn't touch 'em with a 10-foot pole---in fact the only reason I checked this one out was because it was shot in the Big D (otherwise known as Detroit,MI). It's a local production shot on digital video,and the plot itself is like a cross between the foreign flick MAN BITES DOG and a parody of today's so-called "reality" T.V. shows--3 young men from Detroit's East Side have signed a deal with a cable show in which they allow themselves to be filmed throughout their last day of freedom before getting locked up for their crimes. They use the remaining 24 hours to clear up unfinished business and a final settling of old scores---however,once they begin doing exactly that, they find out that it's a lot harder than they bargained for. It turns out that these dudes aren't quite the gangster badasses they proclaim themselves to be---at least 2 of them turn out to be complete failures when it comes to being the so-called criminals they claim to be. To me the film definitely came off as a funny,acid-laced satiric critique of the whole "thug" mentality---it basically points up how pointless the whole thing can be sometimes. The scene where a guy clearly hopped up on some kind of drug goes off on this crazy, insane gangster rant had me and a friend roaring with laughter, because we're heard people who actually sound just like him tripping the hell out like that! Anyway,the flick turned out to be a heck of a lot more entertaining than I thought it was going to be, and pretty well made. Worth checking out, especially if you live in the D and just want to see a goofy flick that reps your hood (if you're from the East Side of the D,that is).

• Step by Step instructions for the kill

  billy_bad10002007-03-29

  Saw this movie about a month ago. I was at a friend's house and he had a copy of it. He said it was made in Detroit and was low budget. I say fine, and on goes the DVD. Two guys, set to go to prison on drug charges decide to spend there last free day out getting back at the people who wronged them. There's Remey, a laid back thug, Sort of reminded me of Terrance Howard in the face, just a little. Then there was 38, seemed to be more of the leader of the Two, out for revenge on the mother of his child. Then there is Tim, a closet nut case, who at the beginning of the movie was just an innocent nut. They are followed by a camera crew to document the whole adventure, there was even confessionals. First let me say I thought it was a fair effort for an obviously low budget movie, but what first made me upset was what I thought were plot holes you could drive a truck through. The two guys had been convicted, and were still out on the street? And they kept saying they were to report to prison the next day? I figured all that legal mumbo jumbo was a crock and that sort of ruined it a bit for me. I took the film with me and had an attorney friend look it over. He call a few days later and said the whole process was very close to the truth, every word, people are tried, convicted and free on bond sometimes till sentencing, then it's a short time before they have to report, to prison. Damn, learn something new every day. I watched it one more time, now knowing I wasn't being lied to, still same result, decent movie, but low budget.