Honor Up

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I was going to buy this movie to support indie filmmaking but saw it free on YouTube. Dame's story telling is poor. He hasn't grasped the concept of show don't tell. He narrated every second of the movie. I like a good movie about gangsters but this movie had nothing but gratuitous violence. No plot. No story. Every second someone was pulling out a gun and killing someone and most times I couldn't figure out why. I could only watch 30 minutes of the movie because I could not figure out who the protagonist in the movie was. There was no one to root for because the entire movie had nothing but antagonists. The best I can say is at least he was able to make another movie

I normally don't write reviews or do anything of that sort but I felt this was needed. I consider myself a major fan of black cinema. I have watched everything from the lowest of low budget black movies (some of which are absolutely unwatchable) to the blockbusters and movies that everyone loves. I honestly feel like all these reviews do not do this movie justice. Now of course this isn't like a Paid in full or one of those movies with a massive budget but with the budget they had to work with i think they did a wonderful job. Yes the movie has its flaws and some things could have been done better and the old trope of the black drug dealers coming up in the hood is very cliche and played out but watching this movie, subjectively for what it is, i liked it and thought it was solid. I believe that people who genuinely don't like dame or are biased towards him kind of watched this movie with that bias is mind and caused them to have negative reviews. The cinematography was surprisingly Good and the plot was solid. Give this movie a watch for yourself and don't pass it off because of the negative reviews.

What was the Budget on this?, and what was the Gross?.

Dame lives under the delusion that just because you have access to a camera, movie lights, actors and editing software that you have creative talent and should make a movie.....WRONG!!! The story, acting, dialogue and direction is just awful. Dash preachs how having good product will make you a success, will clearly his successful days are behind him cuz this movie is absolute garbage. Bless his bald-headed soul for trying lol!

Damon Trash!!! Do yourself a favour and forget this excuse for a movie exists

She should be on suicide watch right now. Fired from FOX News as the black and Mexican token women, to a FAILED run for a office, to this shiat show

You are in for a treat Disappointing is too kind a description. Someone is on a delusional ego trip with no idea about real life and struggles Wonder where I get merchandise for this honour UP ?

This movie is extremely boring. Watched it once fell asleep midway through watched it again and it was a boring story line, acting was sub par. Dame dash constantly tries to recreate his 2 years of selling drugs and he's 50. Take yourself and your hussling buddies out of the movie and get younger people to play the roles it makes it more realistic people with grey mustaches and beards talking about selling crack.,Take yourself more out of the movie. Paid in full was great because you didn't narrate it and it wasn't your story nor did you play any major role in the movie your life story of 2 years of selling drugs is boring and this depicts it. This movie was pure trash.

Man, I don't know why Kanye put up money for this trash. I wish I could get a refund of my Google Play rental fee for real! Dame Dash attempted to write, direct, star-in and narrate this so called gangster flick that was even worse than State Property 2. I get that his ego may be outta control, but let those with talent do what they do best. Bad script equals bad movie and the script was bad to begin with. There were old dudes playing young dudes and big homies younger than little homies? I was confused, but not just by the fact that so called kingpens were chillin' on a car parked on the street and doing the work of foot soldiers, which made no sense either, but what was with all the slow motion, opera music filled shoot-em-up scenes? And there were way to many of them!!! I guess the movie got green lit, because Dame paid for it all by himself, along with a few rich homies. A man who has made millions in the rap game and produced several other urban crime flicks should be over the same old same dope dealing movie, but what Dame Dash's fascination with the drug game is at 50 year old is beyond me. There are so many other black experiences to be told besides the overdone, ghetto ass drug dealing genre. I'd expect black excellence outta a guy of Dame caliber, but somehow he's still fascinated w/ pushing rocks on the block in Harlem. SMH!