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Low Down Dirty Shame Movie Review

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Actors: Keenan Ivory Wayans, Jada Pinkett, Salli Richardson, Charles S. Dutton
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Low Down Dirty Shame
Keenan Ivory Wayans plays private detective Dick Shame. He once was an L.A. DEA officer, but was discharged after a bust went bad and he was blamed. His old friend played by Charles S. Dutton comes in one day to give him a chance to get revenge. The Mexican mafioso's girlfriend has been spotted in town and the police think she'll lead them to the kingpin. Since Shame once dated her, they think he has the inside track on how to catch up with her. He does, and then the sparks begin to fly. Shame finds out Dutton is on the take from the bad guys and the girl is still in love with him. In the meantime, his office partner and girlfriend, played by Jada Pinkett, is trying to watching out for him, but he's not making it easy.
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Analysis of Low Down Dirty Shame
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%



Time/Era of Movie: - 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story? Yes
Criminal enemy is... - drug dealers
Romance Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair style - short/standard straight (man)
Body type - average (man)
Unclothed? - Chest
Events of movie makes character more... - caring
Ethnicity/Nationality - Black
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type - average (woman)
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Black

Main Adversary
Identity: - a criminal organization
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 20%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Ethnicity/Nationality - Hispanic/Latinoa
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California
City? Yes
City: - Los Angeles

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel... - encouraged
How many deaths in film? - 4-8
How much use of techno gadgets? - 3 ()
Kind of violence: - guns
Any profanity? - Some foul language
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