Extremely overrated

Rating: 1/10 (12 January 2006)

Instead of regurgitating the plot/story to anyone reading this, I'm going to tell you what a boring waste of time this is. First of all, the only reason why this thing has gotten so much praise is because a White guy wrote and directed it. If a minority wrote and directed it, it would simply be just another hood movie. That's the truth. "Boyz N Da Hood" and "Menace II Society" were much better movies. The performances were decent, but nowhere near worthy of the praise and hype that people have given it. The movie left me with a "been there, done that" feeling since there was nothing new added to the hood/urban genre, just the same old clichés and story. Bottom line: Extremely overrated.