Set It Off

You can hear echoes of Boyz N the Hood, Thelma & Louise, and even Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (...) but none of those influences account for the very particular, very engaging dark and loose qualities of this fresh piece of work...

...the whole thing is stylishly and sensually shot (including baby oil love scenes) and has a ballsy soundtrack...

...makes a convincing case for the mixture of desperation, impulsiveness and thrill-seeking that catapults its characters from minimum-wage jobs to TV news bulletins.

The characters are two-dimensional types (...) but the cast gives its all.