The Life of Rayful Edmond - Rise and Fall Vol. 1
by Maurce Elmalem
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Actor: VARIOUSDirector: Maurce Elmalem
Brand: Music Video Dist
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: MAY5014
Studio: LIAISON
Product features:
- LIFE OF RAYFUL EDMUND: RISE & FALL (DVD MOVIE)
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Summary: 4 Stars
I originally planned on giving this documentary a 3.5 stars rating, but remembered that this docufilm is the up and coming Kirk Fraser's debut as a director. Coming from a director with limited resources and a limited budget, This film supersedes all expectations. So let's give this young man a break. Fraser really did his homework for this project and it shows.
Rayful Edmonds was not only the biggest dope dealer in the D.C. area, he was arguably within the top 10 list of this entire country's most notorious drug dealers. The killing sprees and increased murder rates of the mid-to late 80's to the early 90's in D.C. can be directly attributed to Rayful Edmonds and his hand in the colossal influx of cocaine and later crack. This DVD highlight's Edmonds' origins and keeps you glued to the tube for the Mach speeded rise to the top in the 80's. I liked the fact that this documentary provided so much credible info on those who surrounded Edmonds, who played a major part in his downfall later on. Fraser was able to provide the audience with some exclusive interviews with Rayful (previously recorded) as well as rare FBI wire tap audio bytes, which has his mother and other associates speaking in pig-Latin to confuse the Feds. The police and FBI agents who were assigned to infiltrate and bring down Rayful's operation are also interviewed. This DVD is very informative and I've heard so many urban legends behind this sad figure who destroyed so many lives in this country.
I've seen other documentaries that highlighted Notorious criminals throughout my time, and I must say I was impressed with this one in particular...simply because it does not glorify Edmonds and the activity he was involved in. It's sad that so many of us glorify these individuals like Gods. Rayful Edmonds is responsible for more deaths than the average man can fathom.
As for the negatives. I would have liked to have seen more information unfolded on Rayful's personal life. I've heard numerous stories about his "questionable" sexuality and behaviors, I would have liked to have seen that brought to the light. The actors providing the re-enactments looked nothing like the actual people who they were portraying in the film. Rayful was slim and fit, and the guy they selected to play Rayful looks like a low budget version of a cross between Ruben Studdard and Gerald Levert. In addition, Fraser could have done a much better job in making the clothing, fashions, music, etc...more complimentary to the era of the 1980's. Everyone in the film is dressed in 2005 fashion, so this throws the audience off quite a bit. Especially for those unfamiliar with this story. And since we're on the subject of fashion...the co-producer of this film, who actually used to run with Rayful, shamelessly plugs his hideous looking clothing line called All_Daz throughout the entire film. No one outside of the DC area is going to wear that junk, so why bother plugging it? That took major points away from this one really hitting a home run.
I currently live in the DC area, and I was lucky to get my hands on this on its release date. This was sold out in every media outlet in the DC/Baltimore/Northern Virginia area for an entire month. Ultimately, I was impressed and I am looking forward to Fraser's upcoming documentary on the Len Bias story.
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