Juice adapts the DJ-struggling-to- make-it scenario to put across a mesage of inner-city hopelessness...the most interesting elements are the all too brief glimpses of family life and the boys' own relationships.

| Feb 6, 2020

Poised halfway between the action conventions of New Jack City and the personal grit of Straight Out of Brooklyn, Juice doesn't have the pizzaz or the insight, to satisfy as either exploitation or art.

| Feb 7, 2018

Dickerson and co-writer Gerard Brown exhibit a sharp ear for dialog and have some real finds in their largely unknown cast...

| Mar 26, 2009

Stylishly shot, it works well as a thriller; the result is energetic and entertaining, without the feeling of difficult truths being forgotten.

| Feb 9, 2006

Mr. Dickerson, whose cinematography has been the reason Spike Lee's films look so good, has a terrific eye and some juice of his own.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 20, 2003

A Hitchcockian moment in an elevator is perhaps the film's signature set piece.

Full Review | Original Score: 65/100 | Feb 13, 2001

The movie generates a real tension in its closing passages, as it shows its characters trapped in a plot that seems to be unfolding according to its own merciless logic.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Dickerson's story of street kids at risk breaks no new ground. It is better than most, but not by much. Sure looks good, though.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 1, 2000

I'm sure Dickerson has strong feelings about inner-city problems, but if he does he can't convey them.

| Jan 1, 2000

Coming out from behind Spike Lee's camera, Ernest Dickerson has instantly arrived at the forefront of the new wave of black directors. His film aims for the gut, and hits it.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 1, 1800