Way Past Cool (2000)

Director:

Adam Davidson

Writers:

Yule Caise (writer)
Jess Mowry (novel)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Independent Film

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Wayne Collins	...	Deek
Luchisha Evans	...	Markita
Terrence Williams	...	Ty
Kareem R. Woods	...	Danny (as Kareem Woods)
Wes Charles Jr.	...	Lyon
D'andre Jenkins	...	Rac
D'esmond Jenkins	...	Ric
Partap Khalsa	...	Curtis
Jonathan Roger Neal	...	Gordon
Lawrence Ball	...	Gameboy
Calvin Hall	...	Turbo
Ritchie Holliman	...	Tunk
Dejuan D. Turrentine	...	Wesley
John Webb	...	Ajay
Melvyn Hayward Sr.	...	Officer Washington

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, violence and substance abuse - all involving kids.

Runtime:

96 min (DVD)

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Pricel

Cool but could have been better

Comparing this movie to Boyz 'N The Hood was typical advertising hype. But I think the kidz in this flick, who are mostly age 12-14, might have been what the thugz in "Boyz" were like back when they could have been saved. I think that's the point of this film. That there's a magic age when most kidz can be saved, but no one wants to help them. I think anybody who expects "Hood" from this film is naturally going to be disappointed. I also think that it takes some imagination and really caring about kidz to get the message here. The book is a lot better than the movie, but books usually are. I think if this movie was shown to kidz of about the same age who are in it most of them would get the message and most of them would like it. I think a lot of older ppl who dis this movie are the same type who would dis Disneyland because it ain't on the real. But they would forget that Disneyland ain't made for ppl their age! There's a lot about this film that could have been better. Maybe with a big budget and more professional actors. But there's a lot of Little Rascals kind of acting here which was not professional either but was still very good. These kidz are trying, which is more than a lot of older ppl do. I think this was a kidz film made for the kidz who are in it and that's why older ppl might not like it. I give it a 10 for trying to deal with a subject that most of this country either glorifies or disses.