Usher Raymond,
Forest Whitaker,
Rosario Dawson,
Robert Ri'chard,
Judd Nelson
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Noted R&B artist and producer Kenneth (Babyface) Edmonds served as executive producer for this tough urban drama. After a shooting incident in a neglected inner-city school leaves a police officer wou... read more
DVD Release Date: March 6, 2001
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June 9, 2008Above average gritty inner city school drama. Usher did an okay job as the ring leader. And Forest is brilliant as always...
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June 7, 2008i know you see usher in the pic i didnt get to finish watchen dis cuz my cable went out cuz it waz rainin but i do know dey cuss a lot
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April 3, 2008I liked this movie a lot way back when. I recently saw a bit of it again, and I definitely don't think it's as good as I used to think, LOL
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April 11, 2007I was introduced to this movie thru a guy. He loves it because the dude in the movie lost his dad, just like my friend did, who introduced the movie to me.
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February 20, 2007i saw it, it was acutally pretty good. Worth checking out if they show it on TV one day or something
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January 14, 2007Usher is soooooooooooo fine i wish he were all mine for real yo! he does not know what he's missing because i love him more than anyone else could lol kiss kiss
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
January 1, 2000
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A deluge of movies is set to be released in the next three weeks. One that should not be lost in the flood is Light It Up. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Light It Up benefits from affecting performances from a gifted cast headed by R&B heartthrob Usher Raymond. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Strong acting, tense plot.
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The problem is the movie is too predictable--so predictable that it keeps it from truly generating suspense. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Writer-director Craig Bolotin dares what few filmmakers have when dealing with such volatile subject matter; he takes the teens' side.
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Light It Up challenges the bureaucratic structure that condemns many children to an educational purgatory. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Tom Keogh, Film.com
Nelson, Whitaker and their talented, young co-stars give this film most of whatever juice it has.
January 1, 2000
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Bolotin repeatedly reminds the viewer of his lack of imagination.
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