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males with the acting ability of a fence post." Berardinelli added that although "he film doesn't get off to a promising start" and "he first half-hour, which details the various characters' motives for becoming involved in a bank robbery, is unevenly scripted," and that some aspects of the plot are contrived, "nce the setup is complete, however, things shift into high gear. The remainder of the film, which includes several high-adrenaline action sequences and some slower, more dramatic moments, is smoothly-crafted. There are occasional missteps, such as an out-of-place
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the chase on TV. A short time later, Frankie is found, and Strode demands that she surrender. After defiantly sticking a gun in Strode's face and reminding him of how he got her fired to begin with, Frankie tries to flee before getting shot and killed. Stony, who managed to blend in with a tourist group heading to Mexico, tearfully watches
Frankie's death from a passing charter bus. Strode sees her from a distance, but out of guilt for his prior actions, lets her leave.
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wasn't in the original script. Later Vivica A. Fox said: “Originally, with the script, we were throwing out pages daily. Like, “No.” But that’s what you do when you have a good director who knows what he has to turn in. We were given the freedom with him to create things, and dialogue that would make sense. Everyone; once it started making sense, we came up with little moments, and it really was a team effort, to make that movie so successful.
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Tired of being mistreated, Frankie plans to commit a bank robbery with her friends. Cleo agrees, but Stony and T.T. are reluctant. However, after Stony's younger brother Stevie, is gunned down by the police after being mistakenly identified as one of the robbers and T.T.'s son is taken away from her
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The police find Cleo, who steals a car and leads them on a high-speed chase until she is cornered. She drives through a police barricade, disabling her car, and is gunned down when she opens fire on the pursuing cops to the dismay of her girlfriend Ursula and friends from the neighborhood watching
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The women demand the return of their money, but Luther threatens them with a gun, forcing T.T. to shoot him dead in self-defense. Cleo is soon brought in by Strode over for questioning for Luther's murder but manages to intimidate the prostitute into not identifying her. Later, after hearing what
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Concerned with the safety of their money, the four women stash the money in an air vent at one of their work sites. However, when Cleo, Frankie, and T.T. show up for work one day and find a new boss in charge, they quickly realize that Luther has discovered the money and fled with it. While Stony
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bank teller who is fired after a robbery because she recognized one of the robbers from her
Southern Californian neighborhood; the investigating detective, Strode, falsely implicates her as an inside accomplice. Frankie is forced to take a menial job at Luther's Janitorial Services with her three
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entertaining, even during its weakest moments" and that "he concept of four black action heroines makes for a welcome change in a genre that is dominated by: (a) rugged white males with a perpetual five o'clock shadow, (b) rugged white males who speak
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Strode and his partner arrive on the scene and try to talk them into surrendering. As T.T. and Stony begin to put down their weapons, a bank security guard shoots T.T. in the back. A shootout ensues as Stony shoots the guard, and an enraged Cleo opens fire on the detectives. The women eventually
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creating a sequel, to which she replied, "It's a classic, leave it alone. There's absolutely no reason to try to redo it, it's been done, and we did it so well that people are absolutely going to compare it and I think that's her taking on a tremendous chore because that film has become a cult
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In Mexico, Stony cuts off her hair and mourns the losses of her friends and brother. She then calls Keith to assure him that she is all right and thanks him before smiling. After hanging up, she is seen driving through the mountains with her share of the money from the last robbery beside her.
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The film was a box office success, grossing over $ 41 million against a budget of $ 9 million. The film earned positive reviews from critics, who praised the characters, music and performances of the cast (particularly that of
Pinkett and Latifah), as well as the chemistry of the four leading
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alike with creators and actors recreating memorable scenes from the movie, particularly the rooftop scene; Stony's desperate decision to obtain money for her brother; the fight between Cleo and Stony and the final standoff scene. Notable social media creators and stand-up comedian/actor
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drive away, with Cleo shooting at the cops, though T.T. succumbs to her wounds and dies in Stony's arms. The three remaining women attempt to outrun the police in vain. Cleo tells Stony and
Frankie that they have to split up and to take her share of the money with them.
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which led to a few rescheduling dates to premiere in early 2021 but was again delayed and resumed in
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While casing a bank with T.T., Stony meets bank manager Keith Weston whom she starts dating. The four women embark on a series of successful bank robberies due to Frankie's inside knowledge of bank protocol with money and security. An investigation by the
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due to her son accidentally poisoning himself after T.T. brought her son to work because she didn’t have money to pay for a babysitter, they too now have the motivation to join the robbery.
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without Vivica, Queen and Kimberly, that's just not gonna happen. Sometimes you gotta let a classic be a classic and just don't touch it."
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