Needs more subtly at end

Rating: Null/10 (6 November 2002)

In general this movie is pretty good, scripting, directing and acting. Avery brooks and Edward Norton, but..

**********spoiler********** at the end it was way too obvious that either danny or derek would be killed. I mean as soon as that day started where derek took danny to school, it was obvious one of them wouldn't live. The slow motion setting created an artificial tension that should be natural from the plot so-far, but they did not completely make everything predictable in the end. It was unclear whether the D.O.C. would come for derek or the gangbangers. I personally assumed it would be the D.O.C. because danny's girlfriend met him at school, which I remember her being at the D.O.C. party. So Overall this was a very good movie, why it wasn't a popular I am not clear of except maybe that mainstream film is headed for mind-less violence and sex in favor over a good plot and realistic acting.