Set It Off (1996)
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" Four Black women, all of whom have suffered for lack of money and at the hands of the majority, undertake to rob banks. While initially successful, a policeman who was involved in shooting one of the women's brothers is on their trail. As the women add to the loot, their tastes and interests begin to change and their suspicions of each other increase on the way to a climactic robbery. Queen Latifah's first leading role in a feature film and also her favorite role of all, it was also the fil"

"First viewing - Sept. 12th Set It Off deserves credit for clearly communicating why these women would pull off their heists by grounding their motivations in reality. I thought the characters were well-realized and the story was well-told. There's even a kinda fun moment where they all sit around a table goofing on The Godfather which will likely stick with me. And the film maintains a realistic approach for the most part through the ending. It's not great, but it's absolutely worth seeing and "

" Cast : Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox What was it about? Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting one another. My two cents: Fortunately, this movie went beyond the whole gimmick of having some women robbing banks and it is actually a really solid heist feature. The first thing they did right was to clearly explain the motivations of the characters, the whole thing felt surprisingly realistic and after a while yo"