{"id":505,"date":"2022-09-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/?p=505"},"modified":"2022-05-28T09:04:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T09:04:55","slug":"singer-to-actor-ice-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/09\/16\/singer-to-actor-ice-t\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer to Actor: Ice-T"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WARNING: <\/mark><\/strong>This Article May Contain Spoilers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll be honest, outside of maybe Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and a little bit of Busta Rhymes \u2013 I have little to no interest in rap music. Because of this Ice-T was never on my radar. Of course, I knew who he was because of songs he\u2019s featured on and I am aware of his TV work which I\u2019ll mention later but other than that he is a complete unknown to me so let\u2019s take the time to get to know him a little better together\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stranded<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                In truth, I don\u2019t really get the point of the subplot in which Ice-T is included. This could have been left as a simple disaster film without the hint of conspiracy. However, the world isn\u2019t perfect and this is the film we\u2019ve got. Ice-T plays a wise-cracking NSA agent intent on taking down those responsible for trying to sabotage the space station. I can only imagine that the way he plays this character isn\u2019t too different from his role in Law and Order<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Voyage<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                From one disaster film to another and a swap from good guy to bad guy. Actually, I guess you could actually describe this as more of a heist film at sea. I\u2019ll be honest, and I feel horrible for feeling this way but, something about Ice-T\u2019s lisp takes a lot away from what I\u2019m sure is supposed to be a rather menacing character. This film is so close to cheesy that all that\u2019s missing is Steven Seagal bursting in to save the day. You would honestly have thought this was a TV film or at least straight to video, like Stranded<\/em>, but unfortunately for cinema goers in the 90s \u2013 it hit the silver screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardian<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This was a pretty pointless film, but that\u2019s not me saying I didn\u2019t watch it to the end. You know, don\u2019t start something you can\u2019t finish and all that. The way this film started, I slightly geared myself up for more of an Exorcist <\/em>style story (if you\u2019ve seen it, or any of The Exorcist <\/em>prequels, you\u2019ll understand what I mean if you watch this) and I was unfortunately let down. Now to Ice-T\u2019s involvement, just as pointless. He\u2019s in it for all of about 5 minutes and really it feels like a scene that\u2019s been put in just to move the plot along and make the connection between the Chaos drug and the jars at the very beginning \u2013 you know, for the less observant viewers out there anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorary Mentions<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                It\u2019s rare that I talk about TV work in these articles but you can\u2019t talk about Ice-T and not mention his work on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. <\/em>However what I didn\u2019t remember was that his character from Law & Order <\/em>turned up in Chicago PD <\/em>(must have been a bad cross-over that I wiped from my memory). However, this wasn\u2019t the first time he had played a member of law enforcement. In 1999, he played Agent Taja in Sonic Impact <\/em>and in 2000, he played Agent Williams in The Alternate.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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