Gridlock'd (1997)

The writing and directing debut of actor Vondie Curtis Hall (WIL-
LIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET, BROKEN ARROW) is the story of
two junkies (Tim Roth and the late Tupac Shakur) who decide to 
kick the habit, only to find the road to recovery laden with var-
ious (and, at times, hilarious) potholes.   The acting is strong
and the atmosphere is appropriately skanky, though these ninety 
minutes often *creep* by.  Yup, a long sit, but stay through the
end, so you don't miss a sequence with Roth trying to stab Shakur
with a pen knife, so they can gain admission into an emergency 
room.  That's a bit as funny as anything I've seen so far this
year.

Grade: B-

Copyright 1997 by Michael J. Legeros