Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Back in the Day (2005 film)


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The result was keep. Geschichte (talk) 19:34, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Back in the Day (2005 film)

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Non notable film, appears to fail WP:NFILM as nothing of substance was found in a WP:BEFORE that could help support notability. Donald D23  talk to me  01:20, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Previously nominated via WP:PROD, ineligible for soft deletion.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  01:46, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment Keep: I've found some very brief coverage in a variety of sources, that may help towards establishing notability, or at least point editors towards the right direction. The film appears to have been shot in 2004, premiered on television (BET) rather than theatrically, and was released on DVD shortly afterwards. Most reviews I've found have been brief and underwhelming. --Animalparty! (talk) 05:29, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * "DEJ is the primary producer on urban drama "Back in the Day,'" starring Ving Rhames and Ja Rule, Giancarlo Esposito and Tatyana Ali. It's the most expensive project yet for DEJ with a budget in the range of $5 million - $10 million." -
 * "DEJ is currently prepping a potential theatrical release for "Back in the Day," an urban drama featuring Ving Rhames. The project is its most expensive to date, with a budget of more than $10 million." -
 * "No Original Gangstas in this movie, but plenty of unoriginal ones, even some downright hackneyed ones. In a nutshell: How did such a ridiculous script lure so many talented actors" -
 * "Ving Rhames and Ja Rule in a "tale of love and redemption." Aww. They're so mushy." -
 * "In concept, Back in the Day doesn't differ much from a dozen or more urban crime dramas we could name. But it shapes up as a high-end release in this genre on the basis of above-average star power and production mounting. In some respects, Day is a throwback to the old Warner gangster films, with accommodations for contemporary market demands vis-a-vis language, sex and violence. One can easily picture Cagney or Bogart in the Rhames role, with one of the Dead End Kids taking the Ja Rule part. Director and co-writer Hunter puts a nice spin on the material by allowing for some ambiguity. The viewer can't be sure whether Reggie fired the shot that killed his girlfriend's father (played by Joe Morton), and this generates considerable suspense in the film's second half. Not as hard-core as low-end urban product, Day has more crossover potential than most titles in the genre, largely because of the cast" -
 * I've added some of these refs to the article, and changed my comment to Keep. Additional offline newspaper or magazine coverage likely exists. --Animalparty! (talk) 19:38, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * "In concept, Back in the Day doesn't differ much from a dozen or more urban crime dramas we could name. But it shapes up as a high-end release in this genre on the basis of above-average star power and production mounting. In some respects, Day is a throwback to the old Warner gangster films, with accommodations for contemporary market demands vis-a-vis language, sex and violence. One can easily picture Cagney or Bogart in the Rhames role, with one of the Dead End Kids taking the Ja Rule part. Director and co-writer Hunter puts a nice spin on the material by allowing for some ambiguity. The viewer can't be sure whether Reggie fired the shot that killed his girlfriend's father (played by Joe Morton), and this generates considerable suspense in the film's second half. Not as hard-core as low-end urban product, Day has more crossover potential than most titles in the genre, largely because of the cast" -
 * I've added some of these refs to the article, and changed my comment to Keep. Additional offline newspaper or magazine coverage likely exists. --Animalparty! (talk) 19:38, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  03:08, 12 August 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Bold third relist for some more input.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 07:17, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:HEY, improved significantly since nomination. NemesisAT (talk) 21:31, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep the article has been fixed up a lot and there looks like enough sources. BuySomeApples (talk) 02:27, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep The page is improved with good sources. Sonofstar (talk) 07:55, 24 August 2021 (UTC)


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