In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.
Famuyiwa has kicked up fertile new storytelling territory for black filmmakers.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Artificial, tension-free.
– Jonathan Foreman,
New York Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The growing-up stuff is kind of wonderful.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
An across-the-board delight featuring a spot-on ensemble cast that treats the most awkward and embarrassing moments in the rites of passage with affectionate hilarity.