Story Ave is a film with strong performances throughout with a solid story. After falling in with the wrong crowd, a gifted teen named Kadir tries to rob Luis, a no-nonsense MTA conductor. To Kadir's surprise, Luis offers his friendship and shows the young man how his artistic talent could lead to a better life. The movie can be predictable in parts but it's the performances where this film really shines. The movie starts to lose it's steam about 2/3 of the way but regains it's balance and sticks the landing. There is a great message to be found here and I really wish this movie could have been marketed more so more people could enjoy it. Story Ave gets a high 8 stars out of 10 from me.
