Product: Kids (1995)
Rating: 4.0
Disturbing
I hate to tell all the parents out there ... but this is NOT an exaggeration. I remember seeing this movie when it first came out. I was 20 years old and had already been living that very same lifestyle for several years. It was normal to me, because it was what I saw around me. Maybe things are different when a child is lucky enough to be brought up in a loving home. Maybe the pressures to do drugs and have sex aren't as prevalent outside of an urban environment. Who knows. Regardless, this movie is very real. Seeing it again now, at 31, gave me chills. I was having some serious bouts of deja vu. I am stunned and appalled that once upon a time, I was one of those kids. I consider myself lucky because I escaped the wreck with no broken bones ... just a few scratches. PARENTS: GET INVOLVED WITH YOUR KIDS. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF WORLD THEY ARE LIVING IN!