Unfourunately, for the average viewer - this story will be un-relatable...but this is not about an average situation, group of kids or coming of age story. It is set in the fringes of oaktown - where kids DO grow up too early and encounter some very adult situations. Other reviewers here who have never stepped beyond the closest 'GAP/Bed Bath Beyond/Best Buy' strip mall in their town somehow have convinced themselves 12-14 kids don't smoke weed, drink, prostitute, gangbang - just because they believe their own children don't which they may not to that extent; but it is laughable that this out of touch generational gap reality deprived individuals would rate this movie so poorly so as to detract others from forming their own opinions. The acting was great for the most part - and yes, the "white Jamaican" boy seemed like he could have been unready to take on such a role - the others were all brilliant.
The reviewers that have rated this movie low - would be better off watching a Dane Cook movie, safely in the comfort of their suburban bubbles shielded semi-detached double mortgaged bird nests with the above ground pool.
The reviewers that have rated this movie low - would be better off watching a Dane Cook movie, safely in the comfort of their suburban bubbles shielded semi-detached double mortgaged bird nests with the above ground pool.