shit was good

the kids were not good enough actors to hold that much screen time and their dialogue was cringe worthy at times, but the things they were doing and experiencing seemed very honest and accurately dipicted

also the look, feel, and themes being explored within the film worked IMO. it also had a lot of heart. seemed like a scaled back Spike exploring Brooklyn in contrast to the way he explored it in Clockers

i never dig "preachy" criticisms on films. at times things may seem forced or awkward, but ALL FILMS preach about the most mundane to down right conservative shit and NO when ever brings it up. It seems only when left of center directors do it is it a problem

anyways 3 or 3.5 out of 5