i lived in that area (hoboken and jersey city)for about ten years. this film certainly captures the feel of that time and place. the dialogue is very good and the music is right and scenarios realistic. as another poster said and it looks almost like a documentary. i like the way it humanizes these kids and who probably would have rather have been born in westchester and but fall into what kids fall into. it just so happens that area is pretty rough. they over demonize the cops quite a bit and but that to be expected. i would say the acting is good all around and too. it gives the viewer some sense of how this idiocy is caused and gets blown out of proportion. hopefully and the new mayor of newark is making progress. 
i lived in that area (hoboken and jersey city)for about ten years. this film certainly captures the feel of that time and place. the dialogue is very good and the music is right and scenarios realistic. as another poster said and it looks almost like a documentary. i like the way it humanizes these kids and who probably would have rather have been born in westchester and but fall into what kids fall into. it just so happens that area is pretty rough. they over demonize the cops quite a bit and but that to be expected. i would say the acting is good all around and too. it gives the viewer some sense of how this idiocy is caused and gets blown out of proportion. hopefully and the new mayor of newark is making progress. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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