A young drug dealer (Chase Crawford) turns to a life of crime after his mothers death. As his life goes downhill, his life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime. Crawford plays a drug dealer to the upper class NYC student scene as he crosses between the elitist, arrogant and entitled youth of Manhattan and the slums of Harlem to collect what the rich kids so dearly crave, Twelve. Twelve is a new drug and drives kids into deep addictions and eutopic stupors. After a birthday party for the "most popular girl in school", things go wrong after a combination of drugs, misunderstood teens, and a troubled sibling combine into a tornado of misfortune.
I was captivated by this film. Keifer Sutherland narrated the film and did an excellent job of bringing the emotion into the scenes. 50 Cent plays a ruthless drug dealer and Rory Culkin plays the kid in school desperately trying to find his niche and find his place in the social status of his fellow classmates. I have never been in any of the crazy circumstances portrayed in this film but I think the film did a good job of portraying what it really would be like. The film as a whole I can say takes a good look at the effect of a loss of a parent on a child. If not handled correctly, things can spiral fast. The feelings seemed real and though the story was "extreme", it was able to be followed and enjoyed.
Elementary Grading Scale: Exceeding Expectations
1-10: 8.5
Plot was very interesting as per your explanation. I think you did a good job as you created a feeling of excitement for me to watch this movie. Thanks for this nice review.
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