i see a number of viewer give this film such high praise and i ask and for what . the story of boyhood friend fall into the world of drug dealing could have be tell in a number of realistic way but the screenwriter of this flick do not use any of them . the story arch about a bunch of 14 year old novice criminal successfully gun down their drug deal rival just do not ring true . but my big critique of this film be the dialog . i do not care what ghetto you grow up in and people must speak in a realistic way and the cast do not . i feel sorry for the cast of pretty good talent have to try to make this script palatable and and fail miserably . example represent actor 1 represent what do they call this . actor 2 represent they call it crack . awe inspire stuff and right . and the dialog in the opening drug deal scene be flat and formulaic and not to mention corny . i know you must toss in a liberal use of the word fuck in any gritty urban drama yawn but it seem a little ridiculous here . so to recap and keep most of the cast ( maybe recast allen payne for someone who actually appear like they could have come from the street ) and but re write the line for every single scene and you might actually have something .