Know Thy Enemy Movie
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Are you ready for fame?
Nemesis is the hottest rapper in rap's hottest city; Miami, the 305. But he has a little secret...he's not really a rapper. As a boy the artistic Nate Harris drew cartoons and dreamed of changing the world. A record label discovers Nate's talent, and offers to make him a star, as a rapper. They create Nemesis, a Hip Hop gangster designed to sell records and spit hate. Fame quickly follows, but at a price. The fans demand true street cred, and to get it, Nate's label turns a fellow rapper and former childhood friend against Nate, spawning a rap feud. The feud quickly escalates into a war, and Nate is trapped in the reality of the fiction he has created. Nate is faced with a choice: Either become a superstar by giving Hip-Hop what it wants; a war between two rap rivals, or, give it what it needs; destroy his real rival, the fictional character and become a true hero; he has the ability to save hip hop...but can he save himself?
| Sheaun McKinney | Nemesis |
| Marlon Taylor | Razor Ric |
| Jeremy Mitchell | Stan |
| Bechir Sylvain | Jason |
| Susie Abromeit | Pearl |
| Andre L. Gainey | Raymond Harris |
| Tamara McGill | Michelle |
| Lyndon Burden | Pone |
| D.J. Nealy | Young Nate |
| Tim Mackey | Gunplay |
| Rob Goodman | Ben Greene |
| Khambrel Robinson | Young Razor |
| Kevin Walton | Byron |
| Jerome Tubbs | Dough Dough |
| Lee Cipolla |
A pleasant surprise
posted on 08 Aug 2009At first when I thought of watching this movie I had all of the negative doubts one would have about another "rapper movie". I thought that it would fall into the same clichéd traps so many large budget films tend to gravitate towards. What surprised me first was the story of the young boy who turns into the famous rapper and by "keeping it real" has to pretend to be a gangsta. .I felt that the duality was quite strong and felt quite real. That is paired with the record company creating a feud with Nate, the main character, and his longtime friend, Razor. The young actor, Sheaun McKinney, who plays Nate does a great job portraying Nate's inner turmoil while trying to keep up his street cred and retaliating against razor. Acting in this film, for the most part, is well directed and well played out with a couple of exceptions in the minor roles. This is to be expected in an independent production. The overall visual styling and editing were very good, but still showed traces of the work of an amateur. Certain edits seems a bit abrupt at times and others were a bit confusing as to what the intention was. Overall however the shots seemed well planned and very well lit.My final verdict is 7 stars for a well put together film that kept me entertained and appealed to me visually. I will be sure to check out Lee Cipolla's work from here on in. To give a one star review would be foolish and ignorant of the obvious hard work and talent this director has truly shown on only his second feature film.