it start off like an action movie for a minute and then it go back into time to the lead character youth . the beginning have get brandon hammond ( from soul food the movie ) and percy daggs iii ( from veronica mar ) and 2 other unknown which be all pretty good . and yes i do enjoy the first 30 minute where the character be in their teen and even though it seem a little far fetch how short time it take for the boy to start kill the competition ( i be not spoil anything this be 20 minute into the movie or something ) . anyways after 30 minute the guy be around 30 year old or something and wear suit and all that business like style persona . and it just turn into this snooze fest where there hardly anything happen except for a big number of dialog exchange about the game and and the crew various idea of how to play it and the threat of investigate police . you be suppose to believe that all 4 friend be boss of one gang each and but there be no gang member show in the movie which make it even less convincing . also the acting from the old cast be so much bad than the young cast and i especially do not like allen payne character and perhaps it be because he look like he need to do number 2 on the bathroom half or all the time through out the movie . i think william l johnson play old e. bone be the only reason to keep watching and well that and i do pay money for the dvd so i have to continue for it to end at least . the first 30 minute be reminiscent of boyz n the hood ( which of course be a good movie ) but the rest 90 minute be reminiscent of sugar hill ( wesley snipe ) almost a copy of that movie actually but with a lot more twist and stuff . if you happen to like sugar hill then you might like it and but i do not like neither . if you want a hood movie there be plenty of good one and such a represent snipe and hustle and flow and clockers and get rich or die try and baby boy . the list could be long but i will stop there . 3 . 5 out of 10 .