Movies always are experienced differently. Depending on your own background and life experience you will see things different than and the other way around too. In this case someone not just from America, but also someone of color (not necessarily from that time period, but doesn't hurt) will have more insight on certain things than I did.
Having said, there are many universal themes here, that anyone who grew up with more than just having his or her parents around will recognize. This is family time, this comprehensible for the majority. And the character studies in here ... the struggle, the pain, the connections, the dreams and the relationships all do feel quite "real". Danny Glover apparently was the one that helped the movie get of the ground - his Lethal Weapon fame came to good use. And he was not too old for that ... no pun intended.
So if you are into family drama and no cliches about hoods and black on black crime - you will get a movie you will appreciate a lot.
Having said, there are many universal themes here, that anyone who grew up with more than just having his or her parents around will recognize. This is family time, this comprehensible for the majority. And the character studies in here ... the struggle, the pain, the connections, the dreams and the relationships all do feel quite "real". Danny Glover apparently was the one that helped the movie get of the ground - his Lethal Weapon fame came to good use. And he was not too old for that ... no pun intended.
So if you are into family drama and no cliches about hoods and black on black crime - you will get a movie you will appreciate a lot.