| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"A great opening song, then boredom." more... |
C- |
Boston Globe
James Parker |
"...one of those filmic byproducts...that somehow manage to emerge from the mill of commerce with their modesty preserved." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"It's a film about growing up and working, about falling in love, about planning for your future, and about the importance of friends." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt |
"I love synchronized choreography on skates as much as the next synchronized-choreography-on-skates fan, but the rink scenes here don't live up to potential." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"Though it's fun watching OutKast's Big Boi enjoy his role as the local crime boss, there isn't much plot until the end, which makes the closure feel forced." more... |
B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...the skate scenes are a blast." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...doesn't offer anything we haven't seen in an after-school special." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Urban youth drama roller-skates in too many directions." more... |
C |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"A thoroughly convincing portrait of black teens in Atlanta..." more... |
B |
New York Times
Neil Genzlinger |
"The cliché-marred story aspires to be a street-cred-level view of hard-luck black teenagers in Atlanta, yet it ends up...selling out to the establishment." more... |
C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"While the story contains a lot of familiar beats, the characters are fresh and exhibit solid development." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...an emotionally charged coming-of-age saga that will make you laugh and cry, maybe at the same time." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...a surprisingly intelligent and admirably modest story..." more... |
B- |
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