it was the movie that woke america up to what was happening in places like south central and awareness to that there was more than just a news article it was real people with real hopes and dreams and not being able to achieve them and young men losing their lives over a color. something that should have been gotten over in kindergarten. ice cube shows his capability of becoming a well known actor and he has come far since this movie. cuba gooding jr has done his fair share of good and bad movies. thought he would do much better though