Written and directed by Jamal Hill, this movie is about a family of siblings in Philadelphia who get caught in the middle of a street-gang war. It focuses on a particular neighborhood and the divisions therein, as well as a murder mystery that agitates the divisions and further divides. Ultimately, the film becomes a riff of 1990's movies about inner-city, black youth like Boyz N The Hood (1991) or Juice (1992).
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Keke Palmer stars as Jackie Taylor, the youngest of three siblings living in the Overbrook neighborhood in West Philadelphia. She's a cheerleader, but she spends a lot of time in the library reading all kinds of intelligent and intellectual books. She's not that different from Palmer's character in Akeelah and the Bee, except her pursuits here aren't strictly educational. Jackie is an aspiring singer, so she's also a mix of Palmer's character in Joyful Noise.
Cory Hardrict co-stars as June Taylor, the eldest of the three siblings. In lieu of his father not being in the picture, June is the father-figure to his brother and sister. He also does a lot to take care of his mother, played by Macy Gray (Training Day and Shadowboxer). The way he does take care of everyone is possibly through illegal means. June appears to be the leader of one of the two street-gangs.
Eric D. Hill Jr. (Hurricane Season and Orange is the New Black) also co-stars as Sergio Taylor, the middle child of the three siblings. He's also the tallest, as he is an aspiring basketball player who wants to go to the NBA. One of his friends name-checks the paraellel to Hoop Dreams (1994). He hopes to use basketball to get out of poverty and his difficult circumstances.
Sergio's friends are ultimately good people, but they threaten to pull Sergio into trouble through petty crime. His closest friend is Sean, played by Romeo Miller. Miller is a rapper, male model and basketball player on his own right. Sergio's other friend is Dez, played by Justin Martin, but it's Sean who gets more screen time and who is the more funny and charismatic.
Quincy Brown (We the Party) plays Chris Collins, the love interest for Jackie. From the moment he appears on screen, he's supposed to be the perfect guy. Chris is the son of a music producer who seduces Jackie with his knowledge of the books she's reading as well as with promises to push her hopes as a singer. Brown is the son of Kim Porter and Sean Combs, so his casting is almost art imitating life. Brown is also the biological son of R&B singer Al B. Sure!, so obviously he's gorgeous and absolute eye-candy. Yet, he's almost too good to be true.
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