Street Smart

STREET SMART (1987) - July 4, 2005
Christopher Reeve stars in this film about a reporter who gets mixed up with a pimp when he fakes a story. Even though he has less screentime, the real star of the film is Morgan Freeman as a sinister pimp who is likable one moment, and vicious the next. His performance is electrifying and magnetic, and every time he's not on screen I was basically just waiting for him to return. It's certainly no surprise he was nominated for an Oscar. It's too bad he seems to only play nice guys these days, because he was really good here (not that he isn't always good, but this was certainly one of his better performances). ***