I saw this movie on BET before and I liked it so much that i wanted to see the unedited version. I thought it was really good and i even gave it to my jewish boyfriend to watch.
October 12, 2007When I ordered this movie I thought it was going to be about the Crown Heights riots of the early 1990's but it turned out to just be a story about two young people from Crown Heights from diff't sides of the street who want to break the racial barriers so that they can be together. As a movie depicting life in Brooklyn, I can't say how much it really makes you feel like you're there, the shots of the city are great and the film makers really captures the feeling of the small scale neighbourhoods of the city that one isn't really familar with unless they've lived there and you can associate the image the a hot afternoon sunset and flock of pigeons with the sound of squeaking brakes and the smell of dinner cooking. I was dissapppointed that overall the story seemed to lean in a direction which darkened the image of the Jewish people. Although, both groups in this movie are depicted as enemy to give you the sense of resistance that both characters are dealing with as a couple, by the end the story it seemed to me as if they were illustrating the Jewish community more as the bad guy and just racially unjust. It's not a bad movie and I get inthe mood to watch it once in a while only because of the scenery, but it really wasn't what I though I was getting. The main characters spend most of the movie just walking around the neighbourhood and somehow always running into eachother which is silly, not to mention the girl just took on this persona of being a cute lil bimbo that made me feel like it was a movie made by a guy for a guy, especially in the scene where they are "together".
October 7, 2007Okay, I have to admit, I bought the DVD only because Black Thought was on the cover. Being the huge Roots fan that I am, I felt obligated to give it a viewing. I was not greatly impressed with the script until I considered the source, Bonz Malone (he plays Scratch in the film.) The original script was only 10 or so pages long, meaning that a lot of the dialogue is improvised and it feels that way. Tariq does hold his own as does the female lead, to me, the "supporting" cast is where the film folds up shop. This is a great film that can be used in an educational setting perhaps in a Social Studies class. Reason being because it focusing in on tolerance and helps to bring to light some of the parallels that the two waring fractions have in common. This is best demonstrated during the dinner scene at Sara's house. At any rate, I guess I have to justify my rating of four stars. Two stars because of the soundtrack alone, which by the way is not available (what a pity). The other two stars are earned because of what it is trying to convey; despite the differences that society has being focused on for eons, we still have more things in common, one of which is the ability to love.
Just give it a viewing if you know someone who owns the movie and make your own decision. That is my two cents worth.
November 23, 2004 |  | TARIQ TROTTER IS SO SEXY! |  |
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM, I REALLY LOVE THOSE, SEXY KISSABLE LIPS! OHH YEAH, THE MOVIE WAS GREAT!
January 18, 2003| | | HOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
This is the best hood love story i have seen.Black Thought and the rest of The Roots had a great performance. Black with his love for a jewish girl and hate for the rest of the jews.He lets his heart decide and not his mind or boys. Him and his crew are the best in the music business.if you like this movie I recommend you to get all their cds.Peace.
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