MP Da Last Don (1998)
Nino never wanted the life of a gangster, but when his father, Don Corleone is gunned down in the street, he must answer the call for revenge. Now Nino is Da Last Don and the family business is in his hands...a world of deceit, back room deals and crooked cops that threatens to destroy everything Nino loves.
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Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
Highly Overrated But Still Good
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
Master P needs to be whooped with a fan belt for this bullshit. What a waste of time. I thought State Property was some corny wanna be gangster bullshit but this makes State Property look like Goodfellas. I actually know people that like this movie and recommended to me that I watch it. If they weren't friends of mine Id kill em.First of all, you have to be 100% Italian to even be a made man. Im black and I know that much about the mafia. I like rap but I get tired of rappers making these fake ass gangster movies. Some of them have sold a few rocks and that makes them think that they are gangster. Real gangsters aren't in show business.
MP's The Last Don was suppose to be a companion item along with his supposedly final album. That was the plan. I remember there being a slight delay on the film, so it came out a few months after the album. This movie is Percy Miller's version of two classic films. One being an urban classic ,"New Jack City." The other being the all time classic, "The Godfather." Sure this movie has a B quality in it, and it's also rather violent for a short film. But this film is actually good. Since Master P hails from one of the most historically criminal areas of the U.S., and also is a reformed criminal there is some truth in this movie. If you get past the oddities of this film it's quite enjoyable.The weak points are the basketball and half-Italian storyline.Although there is a delightful strip club scene. As far as rap movies go, Miller is Fellini. What does that say about hip-hop films?
But it's close. I'm all for the unintentional comedy in movies, but this was just a waste of time, money and space. But as it's been said before, it's so sad it's funny. My favorite part (Contains spoilers, but it's not like this has a spoil-worthy plot anyway...): When P's woman gets killed, and P drops to his knees yelling, "Aw man! My baby was having a baby! WHY! WHY!" His tone implied he was asking why someone was late to meet him, not why his woman was dead. He seemed more annoyed than sad.
This is one entertaining flick. I suggest you rent it, buy a couple quarts of rum, and invite the whole crew over for this one. My favorite parts were.1. the gunfights that were so well choreographed that John Woo himself was jealous, .2. The wonderful special effects .3. the Academy Award winning acting and .4. The fact that every single gangsta in the film seemed to be doing a bad "Scarface" impersonation. I mean, Master P as a cuban godfather! This is groundbreaking territory. And with well written dialogue including lines like "the only difference between you and me Rico, is I'm alive and your dead," this movie is truly a masterpiece. Yeah right.