Dangerous Ground Movie Review 1996

Hackneyed thriller has expatriate South African Vusi (Cube) returning to his homeland to find his younger brother Steven, who has double-crossed the head of a drug cartel. Since Vusi's departure 12 years ago, apartheid's been replaced by gangs and drugs, and while combing the dangerous streets of Johannesburg, the graduate student implausibly turns into a gun-wielding hero. Rhames's sinister drug lord Muki is pic's best character. Lead Cube shows just how limited his acting ability is while Hurley displays the picture's clearly limited wardrobe budget. Interracial relationships are glossed over, while South Africa's sociological problems are used as plot devices and then ignored. Filmed on location in South Africa, this shoot-em-up's locale could easily be Anytown, USA.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Brothers & Sisters, Femme Fatale, Africa, Strippers, Apartheid, Funerals, Gangs

Screenplay

Darrell Roodt, Greg Latter

Cast

Ice Cube, Elizabeth Hurley, Ving Rhames, Eric Miyeni, Sechaba Morojele

Cinematography

Paul Gilpin

Director

Darrell Roodt

Music

Stanley Clarke

Producer

Gillian Gorfil, Darrell Roodt, Pat Charbonnet, Ice Cube, New Line Cinema