deals well with issues

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2001)

I went to this movie with my 13 year old daughter, not thinking I would really care for it but I was pleasantly surprised. Not only was it entertaining to watch because of all of the "slammin'" moves, but because several issues are dealt with rather well from this parent's point of view. Facts presented: if you screw around, you may get pregnant and the guy isn't likely to stay around....if you fool with drugs you will end up in jail or dead....if you do well in school (even in a ghetto school) there is a future in college....black/white matters to some, but it shouldn't..... The only real complaints were that the star female didn't show emotion in very emotional situations (but maybe that was how she dealt with things), and the issue of SAFE SEX never came up.