Original sentence: Across 110th Street is a 1972 film.Made in 1972, it features an early performance by Yaphet Kotto as a by the book black police lieutenant who has to work with a crude, unruly white captain — Anthony Quinn in a very strong performance.Not a blaxploitation movie at all, this film is a smart, sharp, tough black crime drama that pulls no punches.The dialogue here is much more intelligent than in many similar films, with an attempt made to sound natural and uncontrived.The getaway driver is played by Starsky and Hutch's Antonio Fargas.The inclusion of violence is not gratuitous; it's an integral part of what happens—and what has to happen, given the circumstances.The mix of this down to the bone talk and '70s dress and behavior makes this an entertaining film.They're after some black hoods who slaughtered five men—three whites and two blacks—in a holdup that netted 300 grand
Edited sentence: Made in 1972, it features an early performance by Yaphet Kotto as a by the book black police lieutenant who has to work with a crude, unruly white captain-- Anthony Quinn in a very strong performance.Not a blaxploitation movie at all, this film is a smart, sharp, tough black crime drama that pulls no punches, and because of that is still remarkably fresh today after 30 years.The dialogue here is much more intelligent than in many dumber films and is another reason this is a real winner.The getaway driver is played by Starsky and Hutch's Antonio Fargas and is just one of the several excellent performances that give this film real power.The inclusion of violence is not gratuitous at all; it's an integral part of what happens--and what has to happen, given the circumstances.The mix of this down to the bone talk and '70s dress and behavior makes this a tremendously entertaining film.They're after some black hoods who slaughtered five men--three whites and two blacks--in a holdup that netted 300 grand.When somebody talks--cop, hood, Mafioso, junkie, girlfriend--it's natural, real, uncontrived, and completely credible.You understand who these characters are and you get involved because they're not shooting bull--they're telling it like it is