I just saw this movie as part of the Images of Black Women Film Festival in London. I got to say I was pleasantly surprised by the film, which I guess wouldn't be shown in the UK without this type of festival.
Set in New Jersey it follows three different young women. It's a fairly familiar tale if you've seen the likes of Boys in the Hood, Menace to Society, as it's a tale of growing up in inner city America today and the trails and tribulations that entails. That said it was an interesting take on the Genre in that it is to my mind the first film to tell this type of story from a female perspective.
Judy Marte's performance in the film is first rate as a drug dealer and reminded me of Michelle Rodriguez's in Girl Fight, one only hopes she goes on to have as good a career. Her two other co-leads give adequate performances from somewhat under written parts.
All in all a really good little movie, well worth watching.
Set in New Jersey it follows three different young women. It's a fairly familiar tale if you've seen the likes of Boys in the Hood, Menace to Society, as it's a tale of growing up in inner city America today and the trails and tribulations that entails. That said it was an interesting take on the Genre in that it is to my mind the first film to tell this type of story from a female perspective.
Judy Marte's performance in the film is first rate as a drug dealer and reminded me of Michelle Rodriguez's in Girl Fight, one only hopes she goes on to have as good a career. Her two other co-leads give adequate performances from somewhat under written parts.
All in all a really good little movie, well worth watching.