This flick should have had English language subtitles.

Rating: 6/10 (19 March 2003)

Okay, I admit it. I'm just too damned white to get this flick. Suck the rap battles out of it and you have just another very ordinary story about the struggle to get out of the ghetto. I personally wasn't impressed with the performances by any of the principals, which were good just not impressive, or anything else about the film. Maybe I'm just not tapping into that whole seething urban roots thing. So for all you "caspers" out there, especially those who go all the way back to "Blackboard Jungle" like me, pass on this over-hyped flick. You've probably seen it all before. Rap freaks, however, enjoy. (B-)
Note - This thing's up for an Oscar for music. What music? I must have missed it.