very moving

Rating: 10/10 (23 September 2005)

I found this movie to be a very moving social comment on todays society. The inherent feelings of bias and bigotry and racism were so true and they underlined that all of us to some extent or other hold the undercurrents of racism in our beings. I watched this with my 16 year old daughter and when I cried because I thought that the little girl had been shot she said " don't cry mommy its only a movie" but thats how real it felt! I must give kudos to the film makers for such an excellent portrait of society. sad, moving but true. I wish we could all learn and change because of movies like this. I was surprised that this movie did not get more press, it is very unbiased to the way that it includes all races in its lens. It shows the raw side of LA. and yet is not particularly violent, you feel the desolation yet it is more through implication than actual visuals, i came away from watching this movie feeling wrecked yet when I looked back on it there was little bloodshed or violence. doesn't it just show that you don't need blood and guts to get your story across.