When I first saw that DMX and David Arquette were cast opposite each other in a movie about a gangster movie I really felt that Hollywood may have just run out of ideas, and after seeing Never Die Alone I am even more convinced.
Never Die Alone is a Scarface wannabe without the Pacino factor or the Oliver Stone penned script. This is a ridiculous ride through the life of a self-proclaimed “King” that becomes more and more absurd at every turn.
In this film, based on the 70s novel written by Donald Goines, DMX plays King David, a gangster returning home after a long stint in LA to make things right with everyone he has wronged, but unfortunately in the process he is murdered and his demise is witnessed by Paul, a journalist who ends up driving him to the hospital.
In a strange turn of events David dies and ends up leaving everything to Paul including his pimped out ride, jewelry and the tapes detailing David’s life, which ends up driving the story.
Riddled with almost embarrassing voice over the movie tells the life of David as Paul attempts to piece together the story in order to see just why he was murdered.
Often times DMX’s narrative gets so ridiculous that it draws large amounts of laughter from the crowd that I don’t think were really intended on being funny. And if you want to talk about funny just wait until you see the scene where DMX changes his face in such a way that it looks like he just ate one hell of a sour lemon, or he is trying to strangle one, I won’t tell you what he is doing, but using your imagination you will probably be able to figure it out for yourself.
There is a story in Never Die Alone but there is just too much crap to sort through here and too much bad acting to even try and care.
