"Black Listed" has a good idea but poor execution

A lawyer's rage sets a bloodbath in motion.

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Disillusioned lawyers band together to dispense their own brand of justice on the city&apos;s worst criminals.

Black Listed

&quot;Black Listed&quot; has a good idea but poor execution

&quot;Black Listed&quot; has a good idea but poor execution. The plot is: Alan Chambers (Townsend) is a lawyer and sick of his job. He corrals his friends into forming a vigilante group. Everyone goes along with it at first, until it turns sour and innocent people start dying, and Alan is the only one left standing.

Robert Townsend is a good actor. &quot;Hollywood Shuffle&quot; is a comedy classic. This time around, he falters. It&apos;s not his problem though.

The problem is the absolutely horrendous transfer this movie has. I say that because every shot is out of focus, and the angles are wrong. You don&apos;t see the person talking, you see a shot of the sidewalk instead. It&apos;s very distracting.

On the commentary, Townsend never mentions it, which leads me to believe that he was watching a correctly formatted version. How can York Entertainment even release this to the public? Does the company think people are so stupid they don&apos;t mind that they can&apos;t see a movie correctly formatted to fit their screen? It&apos;s embarrassing. Overall, the movie isn&apos;t bad, but if you see it, get ready to be mad at York Entertainment.

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"Black Listed" has a good idea but poor execution. The plot is: Alan Chambers (Townsend) is a lawyer and sick of his job. He corrals his friends into forming a vigilante group. Everyone goes along with it at first, until it turns sour and innocent people start dying, and Alan is the only one left standing.

Robert Townsend is a good actor. "Hollywood Shuffle" is a comedy classic. This time around, he falters. It's not his problem though.

The problem is the absolutely horrendous transfer this movie has. I say that because every shot is out of focus, and the angles are wrong. You don't see the person talking, you see a shot of the sidewalk instead. It's very distracting.

On the commentary, Townsend never mentions it, which leads me to believe that he was watching a correctly formatted version. How can York Entertainment even release this to the public? Does the company think people are so stupid they don't mind that they can't see a movie correctly formatted to fit their screen? It's embarrassing. Overall, the movie isn't bad, but if you see it, get ready to be mad at York Entertainment.

For more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com

Disillusioned lawyers band together to dispense their own brand of justice on the city's worst criminals.

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