LUV Page #3

Synopsis: An 11-year-old boy gets a crash course in what it means to be a man when he spends a day with the ex-convict uncle he idolizes.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Sheldon Candis
Production: Indomina Media Inc.
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
37%
R
Year:
2012
94 min
$151,089
Website
265 Views


GOT A GOOD TEAM.

I LIKE IT.

I LIKE IT.

- COME ON, COME ON, COME ON,

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON!

THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT,

THAT'S IT.

STEP IT UP.

- ALL RIGHT.

- WHAT'S UP, MAN?

- ALL RIGHT!

- CHECK OUT NUMBER THREE.

GOT THAT NBA BODY.

QUICK FIRST STEP.

EXPLOSIVE TO THE RACK.

- YEAH, HE DEFINITELY NICE

WITH THE ROCK.

- BUT HE'S GOT THAT JUMPER

YOU HAD.

- HE AIN'T GO THAT.

DON'T NOBODY GOT THAT.

HOW MUCH YOU INTO HIM FOR?

- 100 SO FAR.

- YOU GONNA BE THERE DRAFT DAY,

FRONT AND CENTER, HUH?

- JUST WANNA SEE THESE BOYS

MAKE IT.

I HAD MY SHOT.

THAT LESLIE'S BOY?

- YEAH, THAT'S WOOD.

- LOOK JUST LIKE HIS MOTHER.

'SUP, YOUNG FELLA?

FISH.

HEY, LOOK A MAN IN THE EYE

WHEN YOU SHAKE HIS HAND.

FIRMER GRIP ON THAT.

YOUR MOTHER:

WAS A SPECIAL LADY.

- YOU KNOW MY MOTHER?

- HEY, I NEED YOU

TO CHECK THIS.

- ALL RIGHT,

GET BACK ON DEFENSE.

COME ON!

COME ON, NOW.

- IT'S A GOOD PLAN.

- BRANDON, YOU GOTTA MOVE

YOUR FEET, SON!

- COME ON, VJ.

PICK IT UP, MAN.

YOU GOTTA PLAY A BETTER DEFENSE

IF YOU WANNA WIN.

- MAN, BALL, YOU.

LET'S GO!

LOTTA MONEY WENT OU ON YOUR BEHALF.

YOU AIN'T EVEN

CALL MY LAWYER BACK.

WHERE YOU COMING FROM?

- I DID EIGHT YEARS FOR US.

I AIN'T SAID

NOTHING TO NOBODY.

I'M OPENING MY OWN SPOT.

I GOT A LEAD ON THIS--

ON THIS WAREHOUSE.

EAST SIDE OF CANTON HARBOR.

YOU KNOW,

I CAN GET IT DIRT CHEAP.

- HOW MUCH IS THIS

GONNA COST ME?

- 40 GRAND

TO GET IT STARTED.

- SO YOU NEED 25.

- [laughs]

YEAH, 25'LL DO.

- UH-HUH.

WELL, 25 GRAND

IS A LOTTA MONEY.

YOU RUN THE STREETS, V.

NOT RESTAURANTS.

- HEY, MAN,

WHEN I WAS LOCKED DOWN,

I USED MY TIME WISELY.

THESE NUMBERS DON'T LIE.

I JUST NEED THIS MONEY

BY MONDAY:

OR THE DEAL GONNA FALL APART.

- MY MONEY'S LEAN NOW.

HOUSES AIN'T FLIPPIN'

LIKE THEY USED TO.

- COME ON, FISH.

YOU GOT 200 STACKS

IN THE SAFE RIGHT NOW.

- MAYBE EIGHT YEARS AGO.

AMERICA AIN'T A COUNTRY,

IT'S A COMPANY.

WE MOVE KNOCK-OFF

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS NOW.

LOWER PROFIT,

BUT IT BRINGS LESS ATTENTION.

PEOPLE AIN'T GO NO HEALTH CARE.

AIN'T GOT NO MEDICINE.

THEY'RE SUFFERING!

- MAN, YOU SOUND LIKE

YOU RUNNING FOR MAYOR.

- MAKE A PLAY FOR ME,

VINCENT.

HOLLA AT LIL BABY.

MAKING A DROP:

IN CHERRY HILL TODAY.

YOU REMEMBER JAMISON?

- THAT CRAZY NIGERIAN DUDE--

I AIN'T MESSIN' WITH THE CAT.

- I'LL TEXT LIL BABY.

I'LL ARRANGE IT.

- LIL BABY, MAN, HE BRINGIN'

A LOTTA TROUBLE RIGHT NOW.

- YEAH, I KNOW.

HE DO CAUSE:

A LOT OF UNWANTED PROBLEMS.

BUT HE'S FAMILY...

JUST LIKE YOU:

HANDLE THIS FOR ME.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT YOU RESTAURAN TONIGHT AT DINNER.

YOUNG WOOD.

COME AROUND THE HOUSE TONIGH AROUND 8:00 FOR SOME CRABS?

IS THAT COOL WITH YOU?

- ALL RIGHT.

- COME ON, WOOD.

WOOD, COME ON.

- AH, COME ON!

- YO...

DUDE HERE,

HE WAS MY LITTLE MAN.

HE USED TO SI RIGHT IN THAT SEAT.

HE A COWBOY.

HE'S STILL MY MAN.

WHAT UP, PIMP?

GO GET THAT SH*T.

- GO GET THAT SH*T?

WHERE THEY DO THAT AT?

YOU DON'T RUN SHI 'ROUND HERE.

THIS AIN'T LIKE BACK

IN THE DAY.

- I'M AROUND HERE FOR FISH.

- NO, THAT'S DEAD, NIGGA.

YOU AROUND HERE FOR ME.

- MAN, GO AHEAD ON WITH THAT,

LIL BABY.

- [scoffs]

NIGGA CALL ME LIL BABY.

THEY DON'T CALL ME

LIL BABY NO MORE.

THEY CALL ME REG.

- THAT'S WHAT IT IS?

- HEY, LIL MAN.

YOU RIDIN' AROUND

WITH A CRUDDY MOTHERFUCKA.

- HOW SHERIE DOING?

- HOW SHERIE DOING?

HOW SHERIE DOING?

FUNNY THING ABOUT YOU,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THE F***

YOU GOT OUTTA JAIL.

- OH, YOU GONNA POIN THAT GUN AT ME?

- OH, THIS?

HMM.

NAH, NIGGA, THAT AIN'T POINTIN'

A GUN AT YOU.

THIS POINTIN' A GUN AT YOU.

- GO GET THAT SH*T, REG.

TOOK CARE OF THAT, YO.

YOU'S A WILD MOTHERFUCKA.

CHERRY HILL.

MOTHERFUCKA:

ASK ME ABOUT SHERIE.

LUCKY I DON'T BLOW

HIS MOTHERFUCKIN' HEAD OFF,

LOOKIN' LIKE THE FEDS

COMING UP IN HERE.

- WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

IF YOU SHOW WEAKNESS,

THEY GONNA GET AT YOU.

YOU CAN'T LET 'EM SEE FEAR.

EVER!

- ALL RIGHT.

- HAND ME THAT BOOK BAG.

YOU HUNGRY?

[radio chatter]

WHAT ABOUT WAYNE?

YOU LIKE WAYNE?

- YEAH, HE GOOD TOO.

- YOU EVER LISTEN TO SOME 'PAC?

- TUPAC?

- YEAH.

MY MAN RIGHT THERE.

TUPAC.

HE'S THE GREATEST.

THROW THAT AWAY FOR ME.

- THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?

- YEAH.

[radio chatter]

SH*T, OPEN THAT.

HURRY UP.

PUT IT UNDER THE SEAT.

- DON'T F***IN' MOVE.

- YO, V, LET ME TALK TO YOU

FOR A MINUTE.

- HOW LONG Y'ALL BEEN

FOLLOWING ME?

- COME ON, NOW,

HOLLA AT ME REAL QUICK.

COME ON.

- SIT YOUR ASS

RIGHT F***IN' THERE.

- BOY, YOU SAT DOWN

FOR A MINUTE.

GOOD TO SEE YOU HOME.

- I'MA STAY HOME.

- HA, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

'CAUSE THERE'S BEEN A WHOLE

LOTTA BODIES PILING UP

SINCE YOU BEEN BACK.

- MAN, THAT AIN'T MY PROBLEM.

- NAH, V,

IT'S EVERYBODY'S PROBLEM.

I JUST GOT A CALL YESTERDAY.

DOWN ON PENROSE AND PAYSON.

FIVE BODIES--

BULLETS IN THE HEAD,

NO SHOES ON THEIR FEET.

YOU DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN

TO LITTLE MAN, DO YOU?

- WHAT YOU WANT?

- YOU DON'T ASK THE QUESTIONS.

WE ASK THE MOTHERFUCKIN'

QUESTIONS.

- LOOK, THERE'S A DRUG WAR

GOING ON IN BALTIMORE,

AND YOUR BOY LIL BABY'S

AT THE CENTER OF IT.

AND WE KNOW THAT.

WE JUST NEED SOME HELP

CONNECTING THE DOTS.

- I AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO DO

WITH NONE OF THAT, MAN.

I'M ABOUT TO GET THIS RESTAURAN BUSINESS JUMPING OFF.

- WHO IN BALTIMORE

GONNA GIVE YOU A PERMIT?

HOW THE F*** YOU GONNA GE A LIQUOR LICENSE?

- THEY GAVE YOUR ASS A BADGE.

- WE KNOW YOU KILLED PEOPLE,

VINCENT.

- LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.

HELP ME.

HELP ME OUT.

AND I'M GONNA HELP YOU

GET THEM DOORS OPEN.

I WANT YOU:

TO GIVE ME A CALL...

IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING.

- ALL RIGHT.

- BE SAFE, KID.

- HEY.

THAT DON'T CONCERN YOU.

- HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN

IF YOU DON'T TELL ME NOTHING?

- ALL RIGHT.

YOU SO CURIOUS,

GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT.

- I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING

TO BE ALL BUSINESSMAN AND STUFF.

- IT'S ALL IN THE PLAN.

I'MA TAKE CARE OF US.

ESPECIALLY YOUR MOTHER.

- HOW YOU KNOW WHAT'S BES FOR MY MOTHER?

- I JUST TALKED TO HER

LAST WEEK.

I TOLD HER I WAS GONNA

TAKE CARE OF YOU.

SAID I WAS GONNA TAKE YOU DOWN

THERE ONCE I GET THIS MONEY.

- FOR REAL?

- GOTTA TRUST ME, WOOD.

HOW MANY BAGS IN THERE?

- FOUR.

- GOOD.

GET IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.

- WHAT?

- EVERY MAN NEED TO KNOW

HOW TO DRIVE.

ALL RIGHT.

PUT YOUR SEATBELT ON.

MOVE UP.

MOVE UP CLOSER TO THE WHEEL.

COME ON, MAN.

MOVE BACK, MAN.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR GRANDMA.

THERE, PUT TWO HANDS

RIGHT THERE.

NAH, PUT ONE HAND UP TOP.

- HERE?

- MOVE IT UP.

YEAH, RIGHT THERE.

ALL RIGHT, YOU SEEN YOUR UNC

DRIVING LIKE THAT?

YOU KNOW TO PU THE HAND UP THERE.

- YEAH.

- [chuckling]

CHECK THIS OUT.

THIS IS PARK, THIS IS REVERSE.

THE "N" IS NEUTRAL.

THAT'S DRIVE--LET'S GO.

[brakes screech]

WOOD, WHAT YOU DOING, MAN?

[brakes screech]

WOOD, MAN...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'LL WHUP YOUR LITTLE BUT YOU CRASH MY RIDE.

- I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN,

I'M SORRY.

- SMOOTH, SMOOTH.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON,

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

GO STRAIGHT, GO STRAIGHT.

TURN HERE.

GOOD.

BOY, YOU'RE KINDA NATURAL

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