[SPOILERS] To me, this seemed like it needed a closing act. When the credits started to roll, I was asking myself, "Is that it?" Eddie gets out of prison and it all just falls into place. There is no resistance from the gang he is getting revenge on. Some of the character decisions seemed odd too. The old inmate protecting Eddie and the wife wanting nothing do to with him being the main two. Was it explained why the inmate/guardian angel cared about him? Did I turn away for a second and miss something? And I get that the husband didn't protect his wife, but it wasn't like he was off drinking with the buddies and ignored her call. The cast is strong, the grimy setting/cinematography works well, I like the theme of vigilantism and it's entertaining for what it is, but it seemed like an incomplete movie. I must admit though, I didn't really think Eddie's son would get those shells!

[SPOILERS] I never saw a synopsis or anything about this minus the poster, and after the first portion of the film, I expected this to be a dramatic love story about a woman with terminal cancer, but it did end up going places I didn't expect which is perhaps its main strength. One thing that was never made clear was how the main character, Jimmy, got access to the pickup car for the antagonist's child. That whole plan was put into place with incredible pace and almost no explanation. The way a hardened murderous criminal also got such a soft heart was hard to believe. On the same character, I don't get why, when your son has been kidnapped, you don't believe he had been hit by a car or why as a father you'd question anything he says after he just went through that ordeal... Then there is also the feeling that the kid is on his deathbed with his mother, and now father killed. Jimmy also seemed bulletproof. Closer to a 3.5 than a 2.5 but it has some plot and characterisation issues in my opinion.

This is one of those many 3 out of 5 albums for me this year that overall I enjoy most of what's on offer but there just ain't anything that blows me away. It starts off well with the first two tracks being quite good, the hook brings down the first track a lil though and 'Let the Music' is one of the best tracks on the album. From there as mentioned below nothing grabs me until 'What's Crazy' but then 'Cold for That' and 'Endure (Remix)' are all pretty good and track ten 'Don’t Sleep (Remix)' would be my pick from the disc. As mentioned there are plenty of solid tracks but there isn't much I would play again in the future for this to earn a higher rating. Best Tracks: Hip Hop’s Cool Again, Let the Music, What’s Crazy, Endure (Remix), Drugs (Outside Remix), Don’t Sleep (Remix)

I don't think this is seen as an official posthumous Pac release but most if not all of these tracks seem to be taken from the release, 'Rap Phenomenon II' which was released years ago, and features 2pac's acapellas over various well-known beats like BEP's 'Where is the Love?' and Dre's 'Lil Ghetto Boy'. So if you have that this ain't a necessity to pick up. If not, most tracks work pretty well with some very good ones like 'Little Ghetto Boy' and 'Thug Revolution' to name a couple.

Bow Weezy is back with another album which he says will end his rapping career which started when he was only 13, under the name Lil Bow Wow. It's been said often by many rappers but rarely comes to fruition. I'm sure many rap fans wouldn't be crying if it did for Bow. From an artist point of view, I'm not one of those who hates him though. He isn't the most skilled for sure, but he creates some decent pop rap like that on 'Wanted' which I think is a good album. His previously newest album, The Price of Fame maybe not so much, but it still has some tunes I enjoyed. To the album now and the first track is a skipper, then it improves from there. 'What They Call Me (Big Time)' ain't bad, 'Roc The Mic' is nice with The Stylistics 'Break Up to Make Up' sample and Bow and JD trading lines and then 'Been Doin' This' is one of the better songs on the album, with Bow Wow spitting quick which shows some more of what he can bring to the table. From there 'Sunshine' has an interesting beat by JD, it has a country music vibe to it and uses a 'These Boots are Made for Walking' sample throughout the track. It doesn't work brilliantly but is different. From there it's very much...., I can't say hit or miss, but maybe good song or miss. Amongst the misses are 'She's My' which is boring and 'Shake' (I've never loved him but recently almost anything Swizz Beatz has been involved in has been trash) which is crap. For an album only 11 tracks and 43 minutes long the consistency should be better. Two to three poor songs, and a few that are so so, but the rest of them do have some enjoyable qualities to 'em. You know what to expect when you acquire a Bow Wow album. Plenty of R&B hooks, many tracks with production by JD and a lil rubbish in between. Something for fans to enjoy. Best Tracks: Roc The Mic, Like This, Been Doin' This, I Ain't Playing