I grew up in the hood. Was around this growing up. Some of this was true but was overboard in the movie.
Not sure how many people on IMDB grew up in the bad areas of L. A., but the ones that did will tell you this movie is overboard with cliches.
This director gets an A for effort but it was obvious from the start that it was a non-Hispanic person behind the lens.
Acting, script, and soundtrack were horrible. It needed better actors (obviously, but the music did not fit the movie and the lines were forced. I was expecting to hear even more cholo cliches like "I know, huh", "chale", "sereno, moreno", and "kick it, cricket".
As for the names. Everyone one that grew up in the hood would know that La Blue Eyes would have been called "Gata" or "Azul".
Not sure how many people on IMDB grew up in the bad areas of L. A., but the ones that did will tell you this movie is overboard with cliches.
This director gets an A for effort but it was obvious from the start that it was a non-Hispanic person behind the lens.
Acting, script, and soundtrack were horrible. It needed better actors (obviously, but the music did not fit the movie and the lines were forced. I was expecting to hear even more cholo cliches like "I know, huh", "chale", "sereno, moreno", and "kick it, cricket".
As for the names. Everyone one that grew up in the hood would know that La Blue Eyes would have been called "Gata" or "Azul".