Set It Off (1996)

Lethal Waiting to Exhale, finds four female friends in Los Angeles pushed over the edge and taking up bank robbery to escape poverty and strike a blow against the man. The felonious, funky divas of crime include Stony (Pinkett, who seems to be having fun with this role) and Latifah as Cleo, in a powerhouse performance. Butt-kicking action scenes are most entertaining combined with a soundtrack, including Seal, En Vogue, the Fugees and Brandy, to match. Melodramatic sequences, including Stony's romance with Keith (Underwood), drag.