Fresh

[FrighT MasteR]

The early-to-mid 90's for some reason was bombarded with "in the hood" movies, where young hustlers or seemingly intelligent individuals are forced to deal with the the violence and drama in a poor urban environment. Some were good, while most were mediocre, and a very small few were definitely underrated. Fresh is one of those underrated films.

Unlike other films with similar themes, our main protagonist is a young boy named "Fresh," who works for a small-time street hustler, who deals out dope for the people around the block. Though the movie does fall into some of the same drama we've encountered before (friends and family getting caught up in their environment), the movie doesn't dwell on it.

We watch as Fresh is actually a highly intelligent kid, saving up the money he makes from running drugs, and playing his father (Sam Jackson) in the park at a game of chess. Clearly there's more to the kid than meets the eye, and that's apparent towards the end of the film, when he plays his own real life game of chess and outsmarting the baddies in his neighborhood.

Loved the ending of the film and especially the performance by the young lead. This is a "hood" film that really stands above the others. Check it out. :bigthumbup:

7/10

http://imdb.com/title/tt0109842/

[LgOr]

great movie, very underrated IMO. that kid puts on a great performance and goes through a lot of hardship, like when his little girlfriend gets killed, and it all catches up at the end. excellent ending. 9/10

[Il Duce]

Good underrated film seen it sometime ago when i noticed all of the quotes on the front of the dvd.

[Galerian]

Cool flick, haven't watched it in quite a while.