i just randomly pick this movie up at blockbuster the other night and be not expect much . the dvd cover do not do this movie justice . to me and the cover suggest a cheesy and non realistic street drama that do not do justice to real life nyc street while instead i get something closer to mean street . it really that good and and go against all the stereotype that low budget street movie tend to dwell on . i grow up in new york with a lot of guy similar to the lead character in this and and i can not think of any other movie i have scene that portray them as accurate a this one . the lack of a budget show in a few scene and but the acting and the writing and and the direction make up for it . the character be so real and that i be completely absorb . it a shame that so much crap make it to the big screen and while gem like this one be hard to find .