Boyz 'N The Hood
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Movie Reviews of Boyz 'N The Hood
Movie Review: Clear in its message as a cautionary tale
Summary: 4 Stars
Usually, I hate these kinds of films about ghettoes, gangsters, and guns because they tend to glorify the very things they are supposed to warn the kids against (Superfly, Belly, New Jack City, The Mack, Colors, ad nauseum). But this is different and a tad more realistic. No high rolling pimps or drug dealers with flashy cars and fine women here, just some confused, wrectheced, stupid kids who choose the wrong path (Ice Cube and co) compared to Cuba Gooding who is growing up with wise guidance. So there's no delusion of the youth here. Oh yeah, for those who are put off by Fishburne's conspiracy theories in the film, these were inspired largely by a series of lectures that Min. Louis Farrakhan was giving at the time that were widely circulated in tapes in the ghettoes in the early 90s. Writer/director John Singleton was at one such lecture when he met Ice Cube and talked about making this film.Movie Review: VERY TOUCHING
Summary: 4 Stars
NO MOVIE CAPTURES THE REALNESS OF THE L.A. GHETTOS LIKE THIS ONE. THE PLOT REVOLVES AROUND THREE BOYS THAT LIVE THERE, TRE [CUBA GOODING, JR.] WHO WANTS TO GET OUT OF THE HOOD, TRE'S GOOD FRIEND RICKY [MORRIS CHESTNUT], WHO WANTS TO GO TO COLLEGE AND BECOME A FOOTBALL PLAYER, AND DOUGHBOY [ICE CUBE], A WOULD BE GANGBANGER WHO LIKES IT IN THE HOOD. BUT TRAGEDY STRIKES WHEN A GROUP OF GANG BANGERS VICIOUSLY GUN DOWN RICKY. AND NOW THERE SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY WAY FOR PAYBACK IS VIOLENCE. THIS MOVIE IS REALLY TOUCHING AND IT'S REALLY ON THE MONEY. IT'S PRETTY SAD TO SEE THAT WHEN SOMEONE IS FINALLY GONNA DO SOMETHING WITH THEIR LIFE, IT GETS TAKEN AWAY FOR BS REASONS. THIS MOVIE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MOVIES TO ACCURATELY DEPICT WHAT GOES ON IN THE HOOD. THE IMPACT OF THIS MOVIE SHOULD TELL PEOPLE THAT GUNS AND GANGS AREN'T THE WAY TO GO. THIS IS STILL THE BEST HOOD MOVIE TO EVER BE RELEASED.Movie Review: Great flick but depiction of s. central racially inaccurate.
Summary: 4 Stars
The real south central Los Angeles is made up of mostly blacks and Latinos. The percentage is actually in favor of Latinos, something like 55 percent of Latinos in south central, yet for the people that do not know this, that watch the movie, they might think that a ghetto like south central is completely African-American when in fact it is also a barrio and the Latin community is as much a part of the south Los Angeles hood as the black community. The only Latinos that are shown in that hood are the four girls that are walkling home from school.
Nevertheless, Singleton shows his brilliance in this movie.
Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Some very powerful performances make this by Cuba Gooding Jnr and Lawrence Fishbourne make this a movie that makes you think. It shows contrasts between different sort o teens in the hood. Tre(Gooding) is a good kid in a bad neighbourhood trying to stay out of trouble. Ricky is trying to make a better future for himself and his family by going to college playing football. Doughboy is a thug in and out of prison and with no prospects. If you like hood movies you'll love this but buy Menace II Society first.Movie Review: 3.5 stars out of 4
Summary: 4 Stars
The Bottom Line:
Well-acted, constructed, and directed, Boyz in da Hood is a powerful and moving look at the plight of inner-city black youth that makes a compelling thesis about the importance of fathers and builds towards a fitting conclusion.