Laurence Fishburne Movie:

				Salesrank: 139837
		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Bill Duke (A Rage in Harlem) directed this edgy action yarn that stretches the barriers of the genre. It explores the fine line between good and evil, while testing the resolve of a moral man seduced by an easier, more pleasurable lifestyle. Although the plot eventually becomes too overblown and earnest, Deep Cover proves far more intelligent than the average action pic. Laurence Fishburne is the straight-arrow undercover cop who gets so far into his assumed identity that he has trouble recognizing the good guys from the bad. The characters, all flawed, are fleshed out and believable as they face their decisions with questions and doubt, unlike most in this genre. Jeff Goldblum provides smarmy comic relief as an eccentric mid-level drug dealer/attorney who is probably a psychopath and most definitely paving his path to hell. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Deep Cover [Region 2] Reviews:
Predictable and a bit dull
2009-09-29 - Another undercover cop trying to snare some big Hispanic drug dealers. This type of thing happened every week on Miami Vice. Here, the setting is LA, but the theme is the same. Fishburn smolders a bit too much, and Jeff Goldblum is his usual greasy self. The cutting and editing are circa early 90s and seem a little dated now. If you can't find anything else to watch, this may suffice.

Another Interesting 'Neo Noir' From The '90s
2009-02-06 - As grungy and hard-edged as this movie is, I still found a number of good things going for it that made the movie entertaining to watch. The story moves very fast, which tells you something.

As someone who loves narration, I enjoyed Laurence Fishburne's deep-voiced first-person narrating. He was smooth in this gritty 1990s film noir (neo-noir, as they call it) filled with hard-boiled characters, rough language and some brutal scenes wrapped around a drug story. The early '90s produced some fine neo-noirs.

However, as rough as that sounds, they don't overdo the violence but the profanity can make you wince at times. It also has the normal Liberal cheap shots against Republicans: this time George Bush Sr. (The major villain, a South American drug lord is pictured as a friend of Bush's. And, you also get the usual baloney of the U.S. Government and the DEA being bad guys. If that isn't enough, they also play the "race card" in here.

Yet, I still liked this film. At least they also took a shot at phony Liberals, who Jeff Goldblum's character portrays. Goldblum's "David Jason" actually had the best lines in the film, however. He is shown as morally-bankrupt atheist.

This movie is unusual in that the main character - Fishburne's "Russell Stevens" - goes from good guy to bad guy back to good guy! This is an intriguing, dark film.

An under rated and overlooked movie
2008-11-26 - Another good film that manages to kiss black butt while making a kick butt movie at the same time. The movie Blade does this too, to a large extent if you are into that type of stuff. Yes, some situations seem implausable (would you really turn a gun on your superiors or punch them? And if you that straight, would you be social enough to be a good seller of dope?) But just turn the mind off, and enjoy the good directing, music, scenary, acting, and story. The film manages to give dignity to black people and make them look cool, while hinting at the social injustice inherent within the "system".

One of Larry's best early lead performances of the nineties
2008-04-01 - Deep Cover is Fish's third best performances of the early nineties behind Boyz N The Hood and What's Love Got To Do With It. The character he plays in Deep Cover is a smooth cop who gets in over his head when he goes undercover. Jeff Goldblum makea great bad guy and the direction by Bill Duke was also very good following A Rage In Harlem from a year earlier.

Deep Cover
2008-02-23 - Its a great movie about a cop who goes under cover and stays there while at the same time gets caught up in conflict among his peers, and then realizes that he has to make decisions about his future after his rise to power as a drug dealer is swift and easy. Great dialogue and choice of characters to reflect how wide spread the reach of drugs are in every type class.