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Mars Distribution | Release Date: October 7, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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15
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Shot on actual locations in just nine days by Levin, a former documentarist, and improvised within a detailed scene-by-scene outline, this is a perplexing mix of truth and falsity, spontaneity and cliché. Read full review
60
Christian Science Monitor
The picture is ragged around the edges, but the acting is heartfelt and the raplike poetry sessions have astonishing vigor. [06 Nov 1998, p.B1]
60
The Observer (UK)Philip French
It's flat, unrevealing, but powerfully sincere. [11 Apr 1999, p.6]
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Although it begins promisingly enough, with a documentary-like look at the options available to young African-American men who grow up in the "ghetto life," this visually polished film stumbles when it comes to actually telling a story. Read full review
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