Thomas Bayer
Quite an enjoyable family story. It's certainly not a 'family movie' though as there's a lot of mature themes in it. But the acting is all excellent, and the writing is even better (It's also an advanced lesson in Ebonics). The story doesn't move in the predictable Hollywood fashion. For example, 2 characters talk privately, nearby windows. I expected that the same old, 'overheard you eavesdropping' would happen, but it doesn't. No, the writer respects the characters enough not to drop plot moving nukes onto them. I fully recommend this, it was nice to watch with my wife and I expect I will view it again sometime in the next year or two.