girlfight be much more of a come of age story than it be a fight flick . and what a relief to have one in an urban school and with naturalistic and realistic latino and believable use of brooklyn project setting . it make me realize that virtually all hollywood high school movie be set in luxurious suburbia or small town . ( even the somewhat comparable love and basketball which focus on teen african american be set in suburbia . ) while these kid share some of the same peer problem and those issue shrink compare to the other struggle of these kid and where high school graduation could be the major accomplishment of their life . the feminist element here be rivet in it originality and a you hold your breath to see if she can have a relationship and a victory on her term . a lot of audience sympathy go to the guy who be challenge to rise to a gender bend expectation situation . the movie do drag a bit here and there and but this be no cheap thrill rocky fight movie and a the practice and fight have complex outcome and and all the relationship especially with father and father figure take more center stage than the center ring . there be lot of interest music credit list at the end and but i hadn not really notice the song . ( originally write 10/7/2000 ) .