I just came across this on IMDb years after I'd seen it and was surprised to find the low reviews score. 5.8???
This film was a great depiction of American gang life. Not that I've ever been in a gang or anything like that, but nonetheless there is no mistaking the authentic feeling of the film. The plot itself drives this feeling of authenticity with the starting scene setting up a story line told from the personal perspective of one the gang members.
It is his personal involvement in the gang activities through which we get a detailed, intimate look into the days of this gang, with the context of this successes and hierarchy in the gang very much a determinant of the path of the story line.
This film was a great depiction of American gang life. Not that I've ever been in a gang or anything like that, but nonetheless there is no mistaking the authentic feeling of the film. The plot itself drives this feeling of authenticity with the starting scene setting up a story line told from the personal perspective of one the gang members.
It is his personal involvement in the gang activities through which we get a detailed, intimate look into the days of this gang, with the context of this successes and hierarchy in the gang very much a determinant of the path of the story line.