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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13

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  1. JathiyaN.
    Jan 21, 2004
    10
    This movie is very good. It has a realistic plot. Snoop and tyrese didint make the movie hard to watch.
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  2. RocSteady
    Jan 5, 2002
    10
    Tha bomb loved it!
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  3. EstebanB.
    Jun 2, 2002
    8
    A good movie once you understand what its about, but in all a good movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. RyanM.
    Nov 10, 2001
    4
    So preachy, so stupid, so unrealistically epic that you end up laughing at it's attempt to be something it isn't.
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  5. TomR.
    Dec 10, 2001
    10
    It is cool.
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  6. TarikT.
    Jul 16, 2001
    10
    Great acting. Great movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. CharmaineW.
    May 22, 2003
    10
    Great movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. PaulP.
    Jul 21, 2001
    10
    Living in South Central Los Angeles, this movie hits close to home.
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  9. JathiyaM.
    Jun 25, 2003
    10
    Great movie very real.
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  10. Jeremy
    Sep 29, 2003
    5
    Well-made, but a failure for a simple reason: The main character is nothing more than an imature baby, so therefore, we don't care about him.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. Jan 26, 2012
    6
    I enjoyed this movie, it is a decent urban drama. At times it can be tedious and repetitive, and it fails to stand up to its own potential, but its saved by solid acting and a realistic structure.
Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 26
  2. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. It's a feel-good movie that happens to have a lot of feel-bad in it. The gratuitous violence sucks, and the pat conclusion prompts one to shout don't believe the hope!.
  2. 75
    Raunchy, provocative and often very funny.
  3. Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    88
    An easy movie to pick apart, but it lives, breathes and switches moods from humor to despair better than any American release this year.