Paper Soldiers (2002)

Directed by

Damon Dash

Genre

comedy film, hood film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

16

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rookie thief named Shawn joins a bumbling crew of small-time crooks. Their attempts at house breaking and robberies often turn into comic disasters.

goofylow-stakeslightheartedchaoticamateurishurbanplayfulslapstick

What happens

Paper Soldiers is a 2002 American urban crime comedy film. This hip-hop comedy from Roc-A-Fella's film division stars Kevin Hart in his film debut, Beanie Sigel, and Stacey Dash. Rapper Jay-Z appears in a cameo role. Hart plays the character Shawn, a rookie thief, who is part of a crew of thieves, doing small-time jobs like house breaking. The crew itself is not exactly a highly polished operation, and the crew's capers result in comic mishaps far more often than actual thefts. They still manage to do some jobs like breaking into Jay-Z's house and robbing some of its material goods, but predictably, they receive prison time for robbery or aggravated assault. Beanie Sigel plays Stu, a hot-headed hood bully who does small robberies to make some cash, while Damon Dash and Memphis Bleek act as thieves of another crew, and Stacey Dash is a beautiful woman named Tamika. Jay-Z appears as himself. Released on June 7, 2002, it was produced by Roc-A-Fella and distributed by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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