Brooklyn Babylon

R

2001

1h 29m

Drama

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50%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

74%

500+ Ratings

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A charming rap musician (Tariq Trotter) falls in love with a woman (Karen Goberman) from a conservative Jewish family.

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Not Bad...gotta love interracial relationships.. ;)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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I thought this 2000 movie was decent! What was unrealistic was so called black empowerment rapper brothah Tariq Trotter (The Roots) get into an interracial relationship with Jewish white girl (Karen Goberman) knowing the serious beef between black and whites in Crown Heights! This movie is a rip off of the movie "The Bronx Tale"!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Wasn't bad, but the story has been told before. The acting was all that. But it was great to see The Roots, Slick Rick, Brand Nubian, Common & M1 from Dead Prez in this movie. But I wouldn't watch it again. Nothing you'd really missed at all.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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meh pretty forgettable, girls will watch it for the love story and guys will watch it for the music, The music was really good but thats about it

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Brooklyn Babylon used an all too familiar plot template, the old "lovers from opposing clans" arc has been recycled over and over since Romeo & Juliet. Nevertheless, this urban adaptation wasn't a direct plot-point for plot-point ripoff and did feature some original elements. Definitely the first film highlighting a romance between an African-American male & a Jewish girl, with strong cultural imprints from both sides. The elements of the conflict between the blacks and Jews were pretty predictable, and it was obvious that Sol's relationship with Sara would come under fire, as well as the clash between Judah and Sol. One thing I did appreciate was the great music brought to the film by Black Thought & The Roots, as well as the hip-hop instrumentals used throughout the film as background music. The acting was a bit weak at some points, but the lead performers held it together. I feel that the storyboard was a bit rushed, some of the shots didn't fall into a smooth sequence. These was this one shot on the train after the club arson where Sol and Sara are standing, and then it abruptly cuts to them sitting down. That bit came off very sloppy. That sex scene was pretty over-the-top as well. Still, Brooklyn Babylon did manage to entertain me and was not a horrible film, but it certainly had it's flaws.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Only good feat=David Vadim. :D

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Marc Levin

Director

Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter

Solomon

Karen Starc

Sara

David Vadim

Judah

Bonz Malone

Scratch

Joanne Baron

Aunt Rose

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Dave Kehr

New York Times

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 17, 2001

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Film Threat

Rated: 3/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Aug 3, 2005

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Film Threat

Rated: 3/5

Dec 8, 2002

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Rachel Sanders

Apollo Guide

Rated: 69/100

Jun 19, 2001

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Will the lovers overcome adversity and society's damning gaze? Ah, who cares?

Rated: 2/5

Apr 30, 2001

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Synopsis

A charming rap musician (Tariq Trotter) falls in love with a woman (Karen Goberman) from a conservative Jewish family.

Director: Marc Levin
Producer: David Peipers, John Sloss
Screenwriter: Marc Levin, Bonz Malone, Pam Widener
Production Co: StudioCanal, Bac Films, Off Line Entertainment Group, Canal+
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround