Guilty by Association (film)

Guilty by Association
Directed byPo Johns
Howard Gibson
Written byHoward Gibson
StarringJeff Edward
Daemon Moore
Morgan Freeman
Distributed byArtisan Entertainment
Release date
  • July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)
Running time
85 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Guilty by Association is a 2003 American action crime drama film written by Howard Gibson, directed by Gibson and Po Johns and starring Jeff Edward and Daemon Moore and features Morgan Freeman in a small role.[1][2] The film also features Bryce Wilson in his acting debut.[3] Co-director Po Johns also appears in the film, playing dual roles.[1] Due to marketing/publicity reasons, Freeman appears on the cover of the DVD release.[2]

Cast

  • Jeff Edward as Drama
  • Daemon Moore as D-Mo
  • Morgan Freeman as Police Lieutenant Redding
  • Bryce Wilson as Kenny
  • Po Johns as Dumb Donald and Po
  • Jammie Patton as Nikki

Release

The film was released via direct-to-DVD on July 22, 2003.[2]

Reception

TV Guide gave the film a negative review: "Freeman must have been drawn to this project's sincerity, but even his magisterial presence can't lend depth to such a clumsily constructed cautionary tale."[1]

Andy Patrizio of IGN scored the film a 4 out of 10 and wrote, "The bottom line is there's nothing we haven't seen before, and done better."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Guilty by Association Reviews". TV Guide. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Patrizio, Andy (July 21, 2003). "Guilty by Association". IGN. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Jackson, Kevin (August 18, 2015). "Dreaming of reggae". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved June 17, 2022.