Hard to watch for all the right reasons

Rating: Null/10 (26 March 2003)

This is a well-told and well-directed movie that I will go out on a limb and compare to some of Kubrick's films. By the end, the message was so well-developed I had this vague impression that I had seen one of his better works. The film is certainly harsh, as you would expect a film about gangs to be, but the harshness is integral to the story and cycle of violence which the movie is based on. I highly recommend this to anyone who the topic interests. For the Disney types, stay away.