An awesome movie, but keep it away from kids!

i think this is good movie cause it shows kids how, and what could happen if you sold drugs and it shows parents the reflect on kids when you neglect them

kids are exposed to the kind of mythmaking spin this movie exudes every day. they have to learn how to separate the wheat from the chaff. Let them go see this glorification of violence and greed. They're going to go anyway. But it's so morally bankrupt that you have to point that out otherwise they might buy it all hook line and sinker

Having expected this to glamorize rap, money and violence in a toxic, intoxicating head-trip, I was shocked to find it was a sensitive art movie...primarily...with many levels of meaning and a lack of sensationalism. A friend said, "No wonder, look who the director was." (My Left Foot, In The Name Of The Father, The Boxer, In America) Having followed Common Sense Media since it launched, I was sooo proud to find that your review did justice to this picture. I was expecting a big STOP sign. What I love about this movie is that it shows a life nobody would want to lead filled with people who are appealing and real even when they are awful and worth avoiding. Any movie in which Bill Duke puts in one of the more predictable and superficial performances has got to be a movie with REALLY great character acting, because Duke is always good+. I'm not sure I "enjoyed" this movie, but it will not surprise me if I think about it for the rest of my life. Especially Grandma! Thank God for Grandma's. PHIL :)

I love the overall message of Marcus trying to find himself and his choice to follow his dream. I love the fact that he portrayed himself as a friend to Charlene and then allowed that to blossom into relationship.