Consignment (2007)

You got Virginia Beach hustler Tommy that gets panic attacks caused by his line of work of selling drugs. His only choices are to quit what he is doing or to contiune suffering panic attacks. Tommy chooses to quit selling drugs. His boss Detroit Mike suffers from adandonment and trust issues. If a street soldier wants out of his drug crew or he feels he can't trust them they end up being killed. It could be a shooting, strangling, or beating. Detroit Mike is a border line serial killer.Tommy escapes a Detroit Mike's gunmen. He flees to sunny California with his wife that he madly loves. He connects with his criminal cousin Carmelo who has insecurity issues. To make up for it he likes to shoot people. With no job skills Tommy backslides into selling drugs with Carmelo.It's a really good urban story of pain and suffering.

The problem with Consignment is not enough James Hurd playing villain Detroit Mike. I always give crime movies from unknown people a try, Never expecting much. Not this time. Detroit Mike is one BADASS character! Crazy eyes! He kills like a machine. He snuffs out a puerto rican drug dealer by using a pillow as a silencer. He kills a jamican drug dealer with a pool cue. He uses a buzz saw to cut up the body of his best friend and loyal crime partner. He rapes and kills a female drug dealer. He beats a rogue drug dealer to death then tosses him in a shallow grave like mulch. I rated this movie high because of James Hurd playing Detorit Mike. Consignment is a story that has been done to death, A criminal has a change of heart and plans on doing one more big deal to escape their life of crime. What made this one rise above most rubbish B movie crime movies was ACTION & NUDITY. I liked what writer/director Sid Kali did. It's clear he understands movies are for entertainment. Give people what they want. Is he as talented as Oliver Stone? NO! Is he talented as Spike Lee? NO! I'm sick of B movies that try to be artistic. Don't worry about that here. There is a part where a delicious looking stripper takes her clothes off for no apparent reason. Did it move the story? NO! Was it hot? YES!!!!

For a urban B movie this DVD took off. The story is nothing new about a drug dealer wanting to get out of the business after some hardcore stuff happens to them or a loved one. What made Consignment jump was the truths laced in the story if you know what's up or been there. Didn't have the smell of the fake wannabe gangster crap shown I seen in a car load of urban movies. This one showed what's really moving with drug murders and sex. It goes down for sure. Plenty of action. I gotta give it up on the nudity. What's a gangster movie with out T & A???? They got a Mexcian dame with a banging body working a striptease for some hustlers. It's off the chain!! I have to throw in with the other reviewer Coco about the soundtrack. It's tight. Underground hip hop tracks from Custom Made Recordings and Ayreon The Don pumped the vibe. If you want street action check this one out. Ain't on the level with Menace II Society or Paid In Full. You do get a slick B movie that brings it. I bought this mother for the strip show alone.

If your a fan of underground hip hop then you may really enjoy this movie. Honestly the movie was a bit too hardcore and violent for my tastes but my boyfriend enjoyed it. Maybe even a bit too much! With the scenes of women half naked and what not. But all in all I would say it was a decent flick for the gangster genre. I won't give away too much of the story but it may seem a bit cliché at first. But it definitely had some twists and turns that keeps you watching. I would not put it at the level of boyz in the hood or juice but sometimes it's nice to be able to see these "grimey" hood movies. I must agree with the other posters that the soundtrack was definitely bumping as well! A lot of good non-commercial hip hop and reggeaton. It featured underground artists like Custom Made Recordings, Ayreon The Don, Malice & Da Commission and others. Definitely worth checking out as a rental in my opinion.