Saturday, February 28, 2009

Trapped in 5150

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas meets Reservoir Dogs. This was a low budget film created in the heart of the Barrio and starred an all Latino cast. At first glance, you may think that this movie would be pretty bad due to the poor acting of most of the actors in this film. But, surprisingly, I found this movie to be pretty entertaining. After local gang warfare causes one gang to seek refuge in an abandoned building in the city, they find themselves in a whole new mess because the building is not so abandoned. A meth-head was using the building to cook up his meth and the gang soon finds that he is insane and looking to kill.
An interesting mix of the urban gang life and a thriller horror movie, I think that this movie is entertaining. Dont look for this movie to EVER win an award of any type or get any type of acclaim, but the story is compelling enough and the horror is horrifying enough to keep you in front of your screen.

my elementary grading scale: Progressing Satisfactorily
1-10: 6.5/7

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