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Never 2 Big

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Never 2 Big or "Butter" as it is also known had a lot going for it. A strong cast great production values and an interesting premise. It had the potential to be a great movie about the dark side of the music business. The entire cast gives strong performances, Especially Ernie Hudson as the evil record mogul. I only wish Salli Richardson and Nia Long had gotten more screen time- both were excellent in their brief roles. Shemar Moore is quite good in his first feature film role about a record exec who gets mixed up in the shady dealings and is forced to go on the run after his sister is murdered and he's next to be targeted by the record mogul's hitmen well played by Tony Todd and Tiny "Zeus" Lister. With all these elements in place you'd expect this "Butter" to be sweet. Unfortunately this movie quickly turns to a big piece of government cheese. The film looks great; the cast and producers do their best, but they can't over come "Butter's" Margarine, Always 2 shallow, poorly written script which devolves into really bad a shoot em' up urban action movie. The story has entire chunks missing from it and these major details that the producers thought were minor would have helped flesh out the story better. Unfortunately, those portions of the film were left on the cutting room floor and the audience is supposed to assume certain things happened off screen while the hero moves on to the next scene. Big Mistake. Also, For a film about the music business, there wasn't very much music in this film. Strange. The story is a character driven one and with portions of it missing the whole film suffers. The character relationships to one another are not well defined-I wasn't really given a chance to get to know any of the characters or their motivations. In order for a character driven story to work, there must be character development so the audience can be shown what is going to happen and why it's going to happen. Without the explanation of the details, I was confused for most of the film. The way the film is edited it seems people do things get shot and die; the hero wins and the credits roll. I would have like to known why things were happening. Like the music business it's based on this movie looks flashy on the surface, but has nothing really interesting going on underneath it. I wanted to like this movie, but it doesn't feel complete. At the end of the movie Shemar Moore's character says "Butter, Baby" But the movie feels like Parkay.

After waiting for over a month for this video to hit the streets, I have to say that this movie was well - O.K. I mean, I really wanted to "love it"... especially since Shemar Moore was it, but it just left me feeling somewhat unfulfilled. There were some decent and believable performances by Ernie Hudson & Salli Richardson. I would like to have seen Shemar and Nia Long's relationship in the movie developed more. Hopefully in his [Shemar] next movie, all the butterflies will be out of his system - and I will be their to support it.

Shemar was excellent in this movie,he really showed the viewers that he's not just another pretty face. Although I wish that him and Nia long got more romantically involved in the film. (He also looked especially good when he got out of the shower). God bless America.

I Loved this movie. I am a fan of Shemar Moore and it was great to see him in this movie, and I remember Nia Long as Cat on Guiding Light and she is a terrific actress. The whole cast was great and the plot was the best. I have seen the movie about 20 times now and can not get enough of it. 2 thumbs up.

For a straight to video release, I would say it was a pretty good suspense movie. The tale follows a naive up and comer in the music industry. Soon the young man finds that it may be a little more than he bargained for.
This fast-paced action/thriller is a film you are sure to enjoy. Not for family viewing (adult themes). My own personal barometer? If I find myself yelling at the screen, it is either a good film, or a really bad one. This film is the former.

Typical and transparent plot but you get to see more of Mr. Moore!!!

I think I have to be one of Shemar Moore's biggest fan. I even had the pleasure of meeting of him on 3 different occassions. But this movie was the worst I ever saw! I can't believe Nia Long, Salli Richardson and Ernie Hudson ever considered doing it. There was sooooooo many unanswered questions. The acting was poor, the script was lousy and the plot was terrible and totally unbelievable!! I was told this movie was supposed to hit the big screen but I guess it just wasn't good enough to make it there, and if you saw this movie, you would know why. And I tell you what, had I of seen this movie in the theater and paid $6.75 for it, I would of demanded my money back!! I guess every good actor has it's flop of a movie, and this was definitely Shemar Moore's. The only thing about this movie that I liked, is that I was able to watch Shemar for 2 hours straight instead of the 10 mins he gets on the Young & the Restless.

This was a surprisingly good movie. It's started off a bit slow but it involved some mystery and action which kept my attention. I wish that Shemar and Nia would have had a decent love scene, the movie did call for it.

I bought this video because donnie wahlberg is in it. He is an awesome actor and singer and it definitely shows in this movie. He played his character very well. He deserves the recognition for his talents. This was a great movie and a must see.

I loved Never 2 Big. Donnie Wahlberg gave an excellent performance. This film proves that Donnie is more than just a great singer, he truly talented in so many different areas.

I can't wait to get my own copy of this outstanding video. I ordered it the minute I found it on the Amazon Web Site.