When two bumbling criminals accidentally receive a package of grade-A cocaine, they think they've hit the jackpot. But when they try to cash in on their luck, it triggers a series of events that forever changes the lives of ten people. Smalltime hoods Brody and Guch have seen better days. But when a wacked-out courier accidentally brings them a box containing 10 kilos of high-quality cocaine meant for their next-door neighbors, it sets in motion a chain of events that could cost all of them their lives. Brody and Guch immediately arrange to sell the coke to Brody's drug dealer cousin and his tightlipped bodyguard. But when the intended recipients of the package, wannabe gangster Jesus and his feisty girlfriend, realize the box hasn't arrived, they set out on a desperate search to find it before ruthless drug kingpin Bodega Diablo notices it's missing. But they're too late. Furious over the loss of his shipment, mob boss Bodega will stop at nothing to get the drugs back. With Brody and Guch's drug deal about to go down, all parties are on a collision course that's almost certain to end in heavy gunfire. And whoever's still standing when the smoke clears could walk away with nearly a million dollars in cash and drugs. - skip ad - Genres: Action/Adventure and Comedy Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min. Release Date: May 8th, 2009 (wide) MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, drug content, some violence and brief sexuality. Distributor: Summit Entertainment, LLC Cast And Credits Starring: Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Donald Faison, Omari Hardwick, Emilio Rivera Directed by: Benny Boom Produced by: Bryan Turner, Bruce McNall, Steven Markoff

Because “Next Day Air” concerns stoners, thieves, thugs, drug dealers, crackheads, slackers, prostitutes and a Mexican crime lord named Bodega Diablo (Emilio Rivera), it isn’t likely to be appreciated as one of the liveliest revivals of a dormant genre since “Unforgiven” woke the western.

But with a script that snaps, characters that pop, a blaze of streetwise attitude and enough firepower to pulverize a significant chunk of South Philadelphia, “Next Day Air” nears neo-blaxploitation perfection. Good things come in strange packages.

The screenplay, a feat of textural and structural inventiveness by Blair Cobbs, sets in motion a complex underworld farce after a box of high-grade cocaine, improbably shipped from Mexico through an overnight delivery service, is dropped off at the wrong address in a ramshackle Philadelphia apartment building.

Benny Boom, an established director of hip-hop music videos, deftly coordinates a half-dozen intersecting plotlines played to the hilt by an inspired ensemble of character actors. Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Cisco Reyes, Yasmin Deliz, Omari Hardwick, Darius McCrary and Mos Def inhabit their roles with distinct verbal and physical flair, meshing with a rhythmic precision worthy of the Wu-Tang Clan in its heyday.

Violent and profane but never vulgar or inhuman, “Next Day Air” riffs on the disreputable with respect.

“Next Day Air” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian) for pervasive language, drug content, some violence and brief sexuality.