I have only just seen this movie on DVD and have now watched it twice and really enjoyed it.
The movie was fun and yet sobering too as it really shows how the teenagers of today (world over) are or can be influenced in the wrong direction by: Brovado ; family and peer pressure , media and culture.
I didn't realize until after wards that this movie was based on a true story and having put in a little research its appears to be very close to the alleged reality.
The innocence of the 15 year old wanting to be grown up and the stupid outlook on life of the older gang members mixed with the cowardly gang leader and the selfish bigger brother (who actually condemned his brother to death with his reaction to the phone call) all mixed well in the movie and on the whole were believable.
I think Justin was OK too he seems to attract a lot of critics who think he cant act but i think he delivered his role well.
all in all a good movie not a great one but definitely good
The movie was fun and yet sobering too as it really shows how the teenagers of today (world over) are or can be influenced in the wrong direction by: Brovado ; family and peer pressure , media and culture.
I didn't realize until after wards that this movie was based on a true story and having put in a little research its appears to be very close to the alleged reality.
The innocence of the 15 year old wanting to be grown up and the stupid outlook on life of the older gang members mixed with the cowardly gang leader and the selfish bigger brother (who actually condemned his brother to death with his reaction to the phone call) all mixed well in the movie and on the whole were believable.
I think Justin was OK too he seems to attract a lot of critics who think he cant act but i think he delivered his role well.
all in all a good movie not a great one but definitely good