Rotten
Crips and Bloods hasn't been made out of moral anger or a sense of conspiracy. As matters of journalism, sociology, and humanitarianism, the movie is incurious at best. At worst, it's a recruitment video.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
2009 · 1h 33m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Stacy Peralta
Overview
With a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have lead to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Peralta is a compassionate filmmaker.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
Deals almost entirely in known facts, but it's still a revelatory film.
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
The movie feels less like a traditional documentary than an educational video. But it works the way he wants it to: you'll walk out feeling both enlightened and dismayed.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten
With Crips and Bloods: Made in America, the director Stacy Peralta manages to put a human face on a subject that tends to inspire inflamed debate.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
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